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Definition of Palpi
1. n.
Definition of Palpi
1. Noun. (plural of palpus) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palpi
1. palpus [n] - See also: palpus
Medical Definition of Palpi
1.
Of Palpus.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palpi
Literary usage of Palpi
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Earth and Animated Nature by Oliver Goldsmith (1856)
"Maxillary palpi short, fourth joint projecting; head in most males horned ; tarsi
with three joints, last very long- Lesti-va dichroa, pi. 28, f. 12. ..."
2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1897)
"palpi not reaching beyond the front Orgyia (5). palpi reaching beyond the ...
palpi slight, closely approximated to the front and not reaching the vertex ..."
3. An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects: Founded on the by John Obadiah Westwood (1840)
"Fore wings horizontal, narrow,shining, with transverse lines; thorax not crested,
squamose; palpi slightly ascending. CHAR^AS Steph. ..."
4. Key to the Families of North American Insects: An Introduction to the by Charles Thomas Brues, Axel Leonard Melander (1915)
"Ocelli present; maxillary palpi with only weak hairs 3 Ocelli absent •. 6 3.
Last joint of maxillary palpi divided into false ring-joints, curved and as ..."
5. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1855)
"palpi and body whitish beneath. Legs whitish. Fore wings above brown, ...
palpi brown above, testaceous beneath. Legs above with alternate bands of tawny ..."
6. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the by Francis Walker, John Edward Gray (1865)
"palpi black, squamous, with a silvery line above, rising a little higher than the
... palpi whitish towards the base, not rising so high as the vertex. ..."
7. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1891)
"As a matter of fact the supposed palpi are merely the projecting and somewhat
... Head retracted, front flat; palpi short and weak, scarcely exceeding the ..."
8. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1838)
"The labial palpi are long, and composed of four joints. ... The labial-palpi in
the typical bees are flattened, and have the basal joint long. ..."
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