Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
A fleshy part of a fingertip. · Clipping of palpation.
adj
Palpatory; obtained by palpation.
verb
To feel, to explore by touch.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventorySynonym of pedipalp.
* (verb): From French palper. * (noun): From New Latin palpus (“a feeler”). * Both ultimately from Latin palpō (“to stroke, touch softly, feel”).
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