palpus, i, m. (nom. not in use) [1. palpo],
the soft palm of the hand (Plautin.): timidam palpo percutit, Plaut. Am. 1, 3, 28: palpo percutis, id. Merc. 1, 2, 42: mi obtrudere non potes palpum, id. Ps. 4, 1, 35.
·noun A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects,...
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