ped|i|palp

ped|i|palp
ped|i|palp «PEHD uh palp», noun, plural ped|i|pal|pi «PEHD uh PAL py».
1. one of a pair of short, leglike appendages near the mouth and fangs of spiders, used as aids in feeding and as copulatory organs.
2. any of an order of arachnids, including the whip scorpions, distinguished by large pedipalpi.
╂[< New Latin pedipalpus < Latin pēs, pedis foot + New Latin palpus palp]

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  • palp — palp·less; ped·i·palp; palp; …   English syllables

  • pedipalp — ped·i·palp …   English syllables

  • pedipalp — ped•i•palp [[t]ˈpɛd əˌpælp[/t]] n. ivt either of the pair of variously adapted appendages between the jaws and first walking legs of spiders and other arachnids • Etymology: 1820–30; < NL Pedipalpus. See pedi , palp …   From formal English to slang

  • pedipalp — pedipalpal, pedipalpate /ped euh pal payt/, adj. /ped euh palp /, n. 1. (in arachnids) one member of the usually longer pair of appendages immediately behind the chelicerae. 2. any member of the arachnid order Pedipalpida. [1820 30; < NL… …   Universalium

  • Pedipalp — Ped i*palp, n. [Cf. F. p[ e]dipalpe.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Pedipalpi. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pedipalp — [ped′i palp΄] n. [ModL pedipalpus: see PEDI & PALPUS] either of the leglike second pair of appendages of spiders and other arachnids, variously developed for grasping, sensing, fertilizing, etc …   English World dictionary

  • pedipalp — ˈpedə̇ˌpalp, ˈpedēˌ noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin pedipalpus 1. : pedipalpus 2. [New Latin Pedipalpida] : an arachnid of the order Pedipalpida …   Useful english dictionary

  • pedipalp — [ pɛdɪpalp, pi:dɪpalp] noun Zoology each of the second pair of appendages attached to the cephalothorax of most arachnids. Origin C19: from mod. L. pedipalpi (plural), from L. pes, ped foot + palpus palp …   English new terms dictionary

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