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pedipalps

pedipalps is the plural of pedipalp.

Meaning of pedipalp

Noun

pedipalp (plural pedipalps)

  1. Either of a second pair of appendages near the mouth of many arachnids, variously specialized as pincers, sensory or locomotory organs.
    • The defensive movements, on the other hand, involve the whole of the pedipalp being drawn in towards the midline.1950, Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
    Synonyms:
    palp, palpus, pedipalpus

Questions about pedipalps

What is pedipalps the plural of?
Pedipalps is the plural of pedipalp.

Words near pedipalps in the dictionary

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

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