"maxillary palp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: maxillary palps [plural]
Etymology: Calque of New Latin palpus maxillaris. Etymology templates: {{clq|en|la-new|palpus maxillaris}} Calque of New Latin palpus maxillaris Head templates: {{en-noun}} maxillary palp (plural maxillary palps)
  1. (zootomy) A small, antenna-like sensory appendage in certain invertebrates emerging from the maxilla. Translations (Translations): Maxillarpalpus [masculine] (German), Unterkiefertaster [masculine] (German), palpus maxillaris [masculine] (Latin)

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