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Definition of: pedipalp
(ped′i·palp) noun Zool.
1. One of the second pair of appendages at the sides of the mouth in arachnids, terminally pincerlike, as in scorpions; long and leglike, as in solpugids; or leglike with the terminal joint serving to convey the semen in copulation, as in male spiders.
2. One of the Pedipalpi.
—ped′i·pal′ pous adjective
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