Palpus

Definition:

  • (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera.

Compare palpus with other words:

palpus vs. pappus

palpus vs. palus

palp vs. palpus

palped vs. palpus