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pal•pus
Pronunciation: (pal'pus), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -piPronunciation: (-pī). [key]
an appendage attached to an oral part and serving as an organ of sense in insects, crustaceans, etc. See diag. under
insect. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.