palp C2 Topic:Animals US /pælp/ UK /pælp/ See IPA manual Freq #33772 Meanings 1 noun a paired sensory or feeding appendage near the mouth of an arthropod or another invertebrate The crab used each palp to examine food before bringing it to its mouth. 2 verb rare or technical: to examine something by touching or feeling it The clinician gently palped the area around the swollen joint. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a paired sensory or feeding... feelerpalpus 2 verb · rare or technical: to... palpatefeel Word family Forms palps Derived forms palpal Related forms pedipalppalpationpalpus Etymology The noun comes from New Latin palpus ("feeler"); the verb was reinforced by French palper ("to feel"). Both ultimately trace to Latin palpare ("to stroke, touch softly, or feel"). Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # palp **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /pælp/ **IPA (UK):** /pælp/ **Frequency rank:** 33772 ## Meanings 1. a paired sensory or feeding appendage near the mouth of an arthropod or another invertebrate 2. rare or technical: to examine something by touching or feeling it ## Examples - The crab used each palp to examine food before bringing it to its mouth. - The clinician gently palped the area around the swollen joint. ## Synonyms - feeler - palpus - palpate ## Derived Forms - palpal ## Related Forms - pedipalp - palpation - palpus ## Etymology The noun comes from New Latin palpus ("feeler"); the verb was reinforced by French palper ("to feel"). Both ultimately trace to Latin palpare ("to stroke, touch softly, or feel"). ## Topics - Animals markdown