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pl. of Palpus. (Zoöl.) See Palpus.

One of a group of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antennæ, and long maxillary palpi.

Same as Palpiger.

Having the form of a palpus.

That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects.

Bearing a palpus. Kirby.

Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. Carlyle.

To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement.

A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.

A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions (Thelyphonus) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to include also the true scorpions.

at anxiety accompanied by painful constriction at the upper part of the belly, often with palpitation and oppression.

may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the…

With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. Congreve.

e Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated, including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.

In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.

in, or feeling of distress, referred to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardisc palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of indigestion.

of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.

Without palpi.

A morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and general emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin.

Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.