Below her formidable eyes her fangs are flanked by limb-like mouthparts: her palps, coloured a startling white like a quivering moustache.
Source: wiktionary
Palp
//pælp//
Synonyms for "palp" (9 found)
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4 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- опипвам verb (to explore by touch)
- пипам verb (to explore by touch)
Finnish
2 entries- palpoida verb (to explore by touch)
- tunnustella verb (to explore by touch)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.
Source: wiktionary
The palps of her fingers itched, thickened, erected with the need to touch the bent head. Plunge into the dust-moted rough blackness of his hair, smooth back downward over the deep-brown nape of his neck.
Source: wiktionary
With the palp of a forefinger he squeezed moisture from his wiry blond eyebrows.
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