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pedipalp definition

pedi·palp (ped′i palp′)

noun

either of the leglike second pair of appendages of spiders and other arachnids, variously developed for grasping, sensing, fertilizing, etc.

Etymology: ModL pedipalpus: see pedi- & palpus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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