Se-cū'ri-pălp, n.
n. [Lat. securis, ax or hatchet, and N. Lat. palpus, palp.] (Entom.) One of a family of coleopterous insects, having the maxillary palps terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.
n. [Lat. securis, ax or hatchet, and N. Lat. palpus, palp.] (Entom.) One of a family of coleopterous insects, having the maxillary palps terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.