pedipalp

English

Noun

pedipalp (plural pedipalps)

(zoology) Either of a second pair of appendages, near the mouth of a spider, homologous to the mandibles in crustaceans.
- 1950 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
  The defensive movements, on the other hand, involve the whole of the pedipalp being drawn in towards the midline.

Derived terms

Translations

appendage

Chinese:
Mandarin: 觸肢 (zh), 触肢 (zh) (chùzhī)
Finnish: pedipalppi (fi), leukajalka

Italian: pedipalpo m
Japanese: 触肢 (しょくし, shokushi)
Korean: 더듬이다리 (deodeumidari), 촉지 (chokji) (觸肢)

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