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ped·i·palp

 (pĕd′ə-pălp′)
n.
One of the second pair of appendages near the mouth of a chelicerate, such as a spider or horseshoe crab, used for various reproductive, predatory, or sensory functions.
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pedipalp

(ˈpɛdɪˌpælp) or

pedipalpus

n
(Zoology) either member of the second pair of head appendages of arachnids: specialized for feeding, locomotion, etc
[C19: from New Latin pedipalpi, from Latin pēs foot + palpus palp]
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ped•i•palp

(ˈpɛd əˌpælp)

n.
either of the pair of variously adapted appendages between the jaws and first walking legs of spiders and other arachnids.
[1820–30; < New Latin Pedipalpus. See pedi-, palp]
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-- This species has an unusual pedipalp. The dorsal projection on the tibia of the pedipalp is unlike any structure thus seen in the genus.
Revision of the subgenus Unionicola (Acari: Unionicolidae)
Pedipalp brown; tibial apophysis broad, with additional ventral tooth (Figs 115, 116); embolus curved towards retrolateral margin of cymbium (Fig.
New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae)
nitidum (Audouin, 1826), but can be distinguished by the shape of the median and tibial apophysis of the male pedipalp and by the form of the epigyne and spermathecae.
Redescription of Zodariellum sungar (Araneae: Zodariidae) with the first description of the female
Pedipalp pale yellow except yellowish brown tarsus with fine hairs and long spines, tarsus single clawed.
Two New Species of the Genus Oxyopes Latreille (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) From Punjab, Pakistan
parrilloi Carapace: - length 3,0 2,2 - anterior width 2,4 1,9 - posterior width 3,3 2,6 Metasomal segment I: - length 1,6 1,0 - width 1,7 1,5 Metasomal segment V: - length 3,9 2,9 - width 1,4 1,2 - depth 1,3 1,1 Vesicle: - width 1,1 0,8 - depth 1,2 0,9 Pedipalp: - Femur length 2,8 2,0 - Femur width 0,9 0,6 - Tibia length 3,6 2,4 - Tibia width 1,2 0,9 - Chelae length 5,4 4,0 - Chelae width 1,0 0,8 - Chelae depth 1,0 0,7 Movable finger: - length 3,6 2,9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Taxonomic and ecological observations on the scorpions collected in the Forest of Ankazomivady-Ambositra and on the "RS d'Ivohibe", Madagascar
Pedipalp brown, densely clothed in long dark hairs.
New species and new records of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from central South Africa
Pedipalp: Without apophyses; trochanter with sharply produced ventro-distal extension, ventral margin with ca.
Molecular and morphological characterization of new species of hypogean Paradraculoides (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) from the arid Pilbara bioregion of Western Australia
Trichobothrial response.--To determine if the moth analog produced an effective air stimulus for deflecting the trichobothria, we used foam rubber to restrain a live scorpion and position its right pedipalp about 1 cm from one of the moth's wings (Fig.
Response of the eastern sand scorpion, Paruroctonus utahensis, to air movement from a moth analog

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