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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the form or function of a palp or feeler. Kirby. See cuts under Hymenoptera and Pentastomida.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having the form of a palpus.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Having the form of a palpus.

Etymologies

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palpus + -form: compare French palpiforme.

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