Definitions for palpi

palpi pal·pi

Spelling: [pal-pahy]
IPA: /ˈpæl paɪ/

Palpi is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 53 anagrams from letters in palpi (ailpp).

Definitions for palpi

noun

  1. plural of palpus.
  2. an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc.

Origin of palpi

1805-15; New Latin, special use of Latin palpus a stroking, caress, palm of the hand; akin to feel

Examples for palpi

The palpi have the femur dark brown at the base and white at the end.

The palpi are black, with a stripe of white scales on the upper side.

The ends of the palpi are large and covered with black hairs.

The palpi of the males are very large and conspicuous (figs. 248, 249).

How much the palpi vary in these groups of insects is well known.

The palpi of the male are unusually small for the genus (fig. 324).

Pselaphotheca: that part of the pupa which covers the palpi.

So close was she that I could see her palpi vibrating rapidly and continuously.

The palpi (fig. 206) have the femora black and the patella white.

Maxillary palpi: the first pair of palpi, borne on the maxilla.

Word Value for palpi
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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