PALP

n. Pa-lp. Lat., palpus. Fr.. palpe. Ger., Palpe, liartspitze. Mundp"1 (2d def.). 1. One of the jointed proce es supposed to be organs of touch developed from certain of the oral appendages of insects, spiders, and crustaceans. 2. One of the fleshy appendages developed from the sides of the mouth in acephalous molluscs. [L, 147, 353 (a, 39).] [s. 199]