Meaning of pedipalp | Babel Free

Definitions

Either of a second pair of appendages near the mouth of many arachnids, variously specialized as pincers, sensory or locomotory organs.

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Examples

“The defensive movements, on the other hand, involve the whole of the pedipalp being drawn in towards the midline.”

“The pedipalp trochanter has a prominent process on its inferior surface, separated by a large area not haired nor spinulated: it serves for the allodgement of the ventral spine of the pedipalp basitarsus when the tibia closes to the femur;”

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