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Definition of Palps

Palp
Palp Palp, n. [Cf. F. palpe. See Palpable.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Palpus.
palp
Palpus Pal"pus, n.; pl. Palpi. [NL. See Palp.] (Zo["o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera.

Meaning of Palps from wikipedia

- Pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) are the secondary pair of forward appendages among chelicerates – a group of arthropods including spiders...
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- maxillae. The labial palps borne on the sides of labium are the counterparts of maxillary palps. Like the maxillary palps, the labial palps aid sensory function...
- the double-walled sensilla on both palps probably serve as long-range odour sensors. The maxillary and labial palps show ****ual dimorphism which suggests...
- segment (coxa) and a palp (sensory feeler) consisting of all other segments. In some groups, such as the Branchiopoda, the palp is reduced or absent....
- only family where both the chelifores and the palps are functional. In the others the chelifores or palps, or both, are reduced or absent. In some families...
- used to infer various details that are not well-preserved (e.g. cephalon, palps, ovigers, leg annulations, abdomen) on the former's redescription in 2024...
- surface of the cephalothorax and on legs, palps and chelicerae. The long setae covering the legs and palps are dark red-brown. The tarsal and metatarsal...
- suctorial, though they are sometimes reduced; the maxillae always bear palps. The antennae usually have 11 or fewer segments, except in some groups like...
- fly can usually be identified as a member of Tipulidae by its maxillary palps, which is the pair appendages that hang down from the front of its head...