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Noun: palpus (palpi)  pal-pus
  1. A jointed sensory appendage attached to the mouthparts of various arthropods, used for sensing and manipulating food
    "The spider used its palpi to examine its prey";
    - palp

Derived forms: palpi

Encyclopedia: Palpus