English Explanatory Dictionary

maxillary palp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, antenna-like sensory appendage in certain invertebrates emerging from the maxilla.

Word forms

maxillary palp maxillary palps

Etymology

Calque of New Latin palpus maxillaris.

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