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Palps in a sentence

Palps meaning

plural of palp

Using Palps

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of palp
  • In the example corpus, palps often appears in combinations such as: maxillary palps, palps and, palps of.

Context around Palps

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

maxillary 3× head 1× longer 1× sensory 1×

Often after:

may 1×

Sentence patterns with Palps

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and longer palps of male 1× her head palps and antennae 1× on the palps and on 1× or maxillary palps and do 1× palps of amblycerans 1× specialized maxillary palps then move 1× the maxillary palps may however 1× two sensory palps 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

female yucca moths 1× in some species 1× note bushy antennae 1× palps of amblycerans 1× some species have 1× taste receptors are 1×

Common sentence endings:

feed as adults 1× females at right 1× on the feet 1× palps and antennae 1× seeds will develop 1× two sensory palps 1×

Words around Palps

Just before it in the word index:

palpitations 37 palpitation 3 palpation 6 palpating 2 palpatine 165 palpated 7

Just after it in the word index:

pals 398 palsgraf 3 palsies 3 palsson 3 palsy 180 palta 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Palps

  • In this selection, "palps" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, maxillary, head, longer and may stand out and add context to how "palps" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and longer palps of male and her head palps and antennae. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palps" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palps

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Palps of amblycerans ranges in segments from two to five. (10 words)

Taste receptors are located on the palps and on the feet. (11 words)

Note bushy antennae and longer palps of male on left vs. females at right. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

Female yucca moths enter the host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma, and lay eggs into the base of the pistil where seeds will develop. (45 words)

In some species (for example, Meloidae), the male climbs onto the dorsum of the female and strokes his antennae on her head, palps, and antennae. (25 words)

The maxillary palps may, however, be present and these may be visible in mounted specimens but may be confused with the antennae. (22 words)

Example sentences (8)

Female yucca moths enter the host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma, and lay eggs into the base of the pistil where seeds will develop.

In some species (for example, Meloidae), the male climbs onto the dorsum of the female and strokes his antennae on her head, palps, and antennae.

Note bushy antennae and longer palps of male on left vs. females at right.

Palps of amblycerans ranges in segments from two to five.

Some species have a reduced proboscis or maxillary palps and do not feed as adults.

Taste receptors are located on the palps and on the feet.

The head also has an elongated, forward-projecting, stinger-like proboscis used for feeding, and two sensory palps.

The maxillary palps may, however, be present and these may be visible in mounted specimens but may be confused with the antennae.

Common combinations with palps

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palps" in a sentence?
An example: "Female yucca moths enter the host flowers, collect the pollen into a ball using specialized maxillary palps, then move to the apex of the pistil, where pollen is deposited on the stigma, and lay eggs into the base of the pistil where seeds will develop." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "palps" from authentic English texts.
What does "palps" mean?
Palps means: plural of palp
How many example sentences with "palps" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "palps", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.