- maxillary palpus
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; pl. -pi (ARTHROPODA: Insecta)
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
maxillary palpus
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maxillary palpus — noun : a small several segmented process on the outer aspect of each maxilla of an insect that is believed to have a sensory function see insect illustration … Useful english dictionary
maxillary palp — См. maxillary palpus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Palpus — Pal pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
labial palpus — pl. pi. 1. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One of a pair of small feelerlike structures borne on the labium; see maxillary palp,. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) One of 4 structures (2 on each side of the mouth) derived from the velum by which the larva swims and… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
palpifer — n. [L. palpus, feeler; ferre, to carry] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A small lobe of the maxillary stipes to which the maxillary palpus (palp) articulates; palpiferous a; see palpiger … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
louse — n. /lows/; v. /lows, lowz/, n., pl. lice /luys/ for 1 3, louses for 4, v., loused, lousing. n. 1. any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse), parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking,… … Universalium
palp — n.; pl. pi [L. palpus, feeler] 1. (ANNELIDA) adj. In Oligochaeta, one of a pair of elongate projections on the anal segment. b. In Polychaeta, one of a pair of projections on the sides of the head. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) a. In Arachnida,… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Oxycoryninae — As defined by Pascoe in 1870, Oxycoryninae refers to what today is the tribe Oxycorynini. Oxycorynidae redirects here. As defined by Kolbe in 1908, this also refers to the Oxycorynini. Oxycoryninae Female Rhopalotria dimidiata (Oxycorynini) i … Wikipedia
palp — Palpus Pal pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Palpi — Palpus Pal pus, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
