pedipalp
Noun
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Noun
pedipalp (plural pedipalps)
- (zoology) Either of a second pair of appendages, near the mouth of a spider, homologous to the mandibles in crustaceans.
- 1950 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
- The defensive movements, on the other hand, involve the whole of the pedipalp being drawn in towards the midline.
- 1950 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
- Italian: pedipalpo
- Russian: педипа́льпа
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