pedipalpus Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ped`i*pal"pus noun

Etymology

NL. See Pes, and Palpus.

Wordforms

plural Pedipalpi

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate in a claw.