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Near the root or base of the mandibles on each side is a jointed feeler, or palpus; but spiders have no antenn.
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The labium in Japyx is four-lobed and bears a small two-jointed palpus.
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The palpus, too, on this side was turned back to correspond to the direction of the legs nearest it.
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Its true function appears to be that of an extra palpus or "feeler."
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The palpus of the male (fig. 339) has large and complicated appendages at the end.
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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to palpus, such as: antenna, barbel, claw, finger, hand, and tentacle.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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