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pedipalpous

pedipalpous adjective: pedipalpal (pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps).

Adjective

pedipalpous (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, rare) pedipalpal (pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps).

Origin of pedipalpous

From pedipalp + -ous.

Questions about pedipalpous

What does pedipalpous mean?
Pedipalpous means pedipalpal (pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps).
What part of speech is pedipalpous?
Pedipalpous is an adjective.

Words near pedipalpous in the dictionary

  1. pedions
  2. pediophobia
  3. pedipalp
  4. pedipalpal
  5. pedipalpi
  6. pedipalpous
  7. pedipalps
  8. pedipalpus
  9. pediplain
  10. pediplains
  11. pediplanation

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