The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Palpi

Palpi: Palpus Pal"pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms:

Palpi — Pal pi (p[a^]l p[imac]), n., pl. of {Palpus}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Palpus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palpi — 1> pl. от palpus … Новый большой англо-русский словарь
Palpi — (Palpen), das erste (kleinere) Fußpaar der Spinnen (wenn man fünf Fußpaare annimmt) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
palpi — ˈpælpaɪ pl от palpus palpi pl от palpus … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
palpi — /pal puy/, n. pl. of palpus. * * * … Universalium
caddisfly — /kad is fluy /, n., pl. caddisflies. any of numerous aquatic insects constituting the order Trichoptera, having two pairs of membranous, often hairy wings and superficially resembling moths. Also, caddicefly. Cf. caddisworm. [1780 90; see… … Universalium
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
Glossary of Lepidopteran terms — Tornus redirects here. For the gastropod genus, see Tornus (gastropod).This glossary describes the terms used in the formal descriptions of lepidopteran species. Like all insects, adult butterflies have three distinctive segments to their bodies … Wikipedia

Kiefertaster — Schematische Darstellung der Palpi (jeweils rot) bei: A Anopheles, B Heuschrecke, C Floh Ein Palpus (lat. palpare: streicheln, betasten; palpus: Taster; Plural: palpi) ist ein Taster an den Mundwerkzeugen verschiedener Tiergruppen. Beispielsweise … Deutsch Wikipedia

Labialpalpen — Schematische Darstellung der Palpi (jeweils rot) bei: A Anopheles, B Heuschrecke, C Floh Ein Palpus (lat. palpare: streicheln, betasten; palpus: Taster; Plural: palpi) ist ein Taster an den Mundwerkzeugen verschiedener Tiergruppen. Beispielsweise … Deutsch Wikipedia