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palpiger

palpiger noun: the part of the labium that bears the pedipalps in insects.

palpiger: the part of the labium that bears the pedipalps in insects
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Noun

palpiger (plural palpigers)

  1. The part of the labium that bears the pedipalps in insects.
    • external palpigers
    • fused palpigers

Forms of palpiger

pluralpalpigers

Origin of palpiger

See palpigerous.

Questions about palpiger

What does palpiger mean?
Palpiger means the part of the labium that bears the pedipalps in insects.
What part of speech is palpiger?
Palpiger is a noun.
What is the plural of palpiger?
The plural of palpiger is palpigers.

Words near palpiger in the dictionary

  1. palpicorns
  2. palpifer
  3. palpiferous
  4. palpifers
  5. palpiform
  6. palpiger
  7. palpigerous
  8. palpigers
  9. palpigrade
  10. palpigrades
  11. palpimanid

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