pedipalp

English

Noun

pedipalp (plural pedipalps)

1. (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.

   • 1986, Redia - Volumes 69-70, page 160:

     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;

Synonyms

• palp, palpus, pedipalpus

Derived terms

• pedipalpal
• pedipalpous
• Pedipalpida

Translations

appendage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 觸肢／触肢 (zh) (chùzhī), 触肢 (zh) (chùzhī)

• Finnish: pedipalppi (fi), leukajalka
• Italian: pedipalpo m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 触肢 (しょくし, shokushi)
• Korean: 더듬이다리 (deodeumidari), 촉지 (chokji) (觸肢)
• Russian: педипа́льпа (ru) f (pedipálʹpa)