palpi- combining form ['palpi] of PALP noun, Latin PALPUS: see -I-.

■ palpifer noun a part of an insect bearing a palp, spec. the sclerite bearing the maxillary palp M19.

■ pal'piferous adjective having a palpifer or palp M19.

■ palpiform adjective having the form of or resembling a palp E19.

■ palpiger noun [Latin -ger: see -GEROUS] a part of an insect bearing a palp, spec. the sclerite bearing the labial palp M19.

■ pal'pigerous adjective having a palpiger or palp E19.

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