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palps

palps is the plural of palp.

Meaning of palp

Noun (1)

palp (plural palps or palpi)

  1. Synonym of pedipalp.
    • Below her formidable eyes her fangs are flanked by limb-like mouthparts: her palps, coloured a startling white like a quivering moustache.2015, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Time, Pan Books (2016), page 20
    Synonyms:
    pedipalp

Noun (2)

palp (countable and uncountable, plural palps)

  1. A fleshy part of a fingertip.
    • He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    pulp

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Phrases with palps

Questions about palps

What is palps the plural of?
Palps is the plural of palp.

Words near palps in the dictionary

  1. palpons
  2. palpophore
  3. palpophores
  4. palpostyle
  5. palpostyles
  6. palps
  7. palpus
  8. Palpy
  9. pals
  10. pals around
  11. pals battalion

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