pedipalp
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From New Latin pedipalpus, from ped-, pēs (“foot”) + palpus (“palpus”).
Noun
[edit]pedipalp (plural pedipalps)
- (zoology) Either of a second pair of appendages near the mouth of many arachnids, variously specialized as pincers, sensory or locomotory organs.
- 1950, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London:
- The defensive movements, on the other hand, involve the whole of the pedipalp being drawn in towards the midline.
- 1986, Redia - Volumes 69-70, page 160:
- The pedipalp trochanter has a prominent process on its inferior surface, separated by a large area not haired nor spinulated: it serves for the allodgement of the ventral spine of the pedipalp basitarsus when the tibia closes to the femur;
Synonyms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]appendage
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References
[edit]- Oxford dictionary on pedipalp [1]