noun
- plural of palpator; organs or appendages used for touching or feeling, especially in insects and other arthropods
Usage: zoology
Examples
- The insect used its palpators to explore the surface of the leaf.
- Scientists studied the structure of the spider’s palpators under a microscope.
- The palpators help the creature identify food sources through touch.
- Damaged palpators can affect an arthropod’s ability to navigate.
- The researcher carefully examined the palpators of the preserved specimen.