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Definition of Palpus
Palpus 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.