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[-pahy] . | an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc. |
| palp (pālp) n. An elongated, often segmented appendage usually found near the mouth in invertebrate organisms such as mollusks, crustaceans, and insects, the functions of which include sensation, locomotion, and feeding. Also called palpus. [French palpe, from New Latin palpus, from Latin, a touching; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.] |
| pal·pus (pāl'pəs) n. pl. pal·pi (-pī) See palp. [Latin, a toweling, the soft palm of the hand; see palp.] |