The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Palpus

Palpus: 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]

palpus — 1> зоол. энт. щупик, пальпа; щупальце … Новый большой англо-русский словарь

Palpus — Schematische Darstellung der Palpi (jeweils rot) bei: A Anopheles, B Heuschrecke, C Floh … Deutsch Wikipedia
palpus — ˈpælpəs мн. pi; зоол., энт. щупик, пальпа; щупальце (зоология) (энтомология) щупик, пальпа; щупальце palpus (pl pi) = palp … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
palpus — noun (plural palpi) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, caress, soft palm of the hand, from palpare Date: 1813 a segmented usually tactile or gustatory process on an arthropod mouthpart see insect illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
palpus — См. palp … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
palpus — /pal peuhs/, n., pl. palpi / puy/. an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc. See diag. under insect. [1805 15; < NL, special use of L palpus a stroking, caress, palm of the hand; akin to… … Universalium
palpus — noun palp … Wiktionary
palpus — Oval setose mandibular endopod of cirripeds, attached directly to mandible (Acrothoracica) or to lateral margin of labrum (Thoracica) [Moore and McCormick, 1969] … Crustacea glossary

Palpus labialis — 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

Palpus maxillaris — 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