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Pedipalpi

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 Definition: [n]  whip scorpions
 
 Synonyms: order Pedipalpi, order Uropygi, Uropygi
 
 See Also: animal order, Arachnida, class Arachnida, genus Mastigoproctus, Mastigoproctus, whip scorpion, whipscorpion

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ped`i*pal"pi\, n pl. [NL. See {Pedipalpus}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions
({Thelyphonus}) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider
sense to include also the true scorpions.

 

 

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