Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Forming or formed by a palp; pertaining to a palp or to palpi; palpiform.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word palpal.

Examples

  • Embolus, also known as the palpal bulb, of the tarantula Chilobrachys fimbriatus the shiny red dot near the tarantula's foot pad -- look at the leg on the left.

    Archive 2005-05-01 Douglas Hoffman 2005

  • Embolus, also known as the palpal bulb, of the tarantula Chilobrachys fimbriatus the shiny red dot near the tarantula's foot pad -- look at the leg on the left.

    Give it to me, baby Douglas Hoffman 2005

  • On Nov 22, 2005 I ordered a Dell note book to be paid for through my palpal account. dell then proceeded to attempt to draw funds from my account twice.

    Dell hell, indeed « BuzzMachine 2005

  • On Nov 22, 2005 I ordered a Dell note book to be paid for through my palpal account. dell then proceeded to attempt to draw funds from my account twice.

    Dear Mr. Dell « BuzzMachine 2005

  • Invariably, the "female" will molt out with tibial hooks and palpal emboli and the much needed "male" that you raised from a spiderling will continue to molt out every year with nary a sign of maleness.

    Everything I know about sex I learned from my tarantula Douglas Hoffman 2005

  • When preparing to reproduce, he puts some sperm in his palpal organs.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.