Definition
A sensory appendage or feeler on an insect or other arthropod, usually located near the mouth.
Etymology
From Latin 'palpus,' related to 'palpare' meaning 'to touch' or 'to feel.' The connection to touch gives us both the scientific term and the modern word 'palpate' (to examine by touch in medicine).
Kelly Says
An insect's palps are like taste-buds-on-a-stick—they're covered in sensory cells and help arthropods detect food, chemicals, and navigate their world, which is why flies seem to be always touching things with their face parts!
Translations
CACatalà
palpació
pal-pa-ˈt͡ʃoː
CSČeština
palpace
pal-pa-ˈceː
DADansk
palpation
pal-pa-ˈt͡ʃoːn
DEDeutsch
Palpation
pal-pa-ˈt͡si̯oːn
ESEspañol
palpación
pal-pa-ˈθjon
FISuomi
palpaatio
pal-pa-ˈtːio
FRFrançais
palpation
pal-pa-ˈsjɔ̃
HIहिन्दी
पल्पाशन
pal-pa-ˈʃan
HUMagyar
tapintás
ta-pintás
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemeriksaan
pe-mer-i-ksa-an
ITItaliano
palpazione
pal-pa-ˈtsjoːne
MSBahasa Melayu
pemeriksaan
pe-mer-i-ksa-an
NLNederlands
palpatie
pal-pa-ˈtɛːə
NONorsk
palpasjon
pal-pa-ˈsjɔn
PLPolski
palpacja
pal-pat͡sja
PTPortuguês
palpação
pal-pa-ˈsɐ̃w̃
RORomână
palpare
pal-pa-ˈre
RUРусский
пальпация
palʹpat͡sīya
SVSvenska
palpation
pal-pa-ˈt͡ʃoːn
SWKiswahili
kupiga
ku-pi-ga
THไทย
การสัมผัส
gan sam-phat
TRTürkçe
palpasyon
pal-pa-ˈsyon
UKУкраїнська
пальпація
pal-pa-ˈt͡sɪja