ˈpalpifer Entom.
[f. L. palpus palp n. + -fer bearing, bearer.]
An outer lobe of the maxilla, bearing the maxillary palp.
| 1841 Newman Hist. Insects 162 The feeler-bearer or palpifer,..is usually placed above the stalk of the feeler-jaw. 1895 Waterhouse Labium etc. 8 We need not expect the division between the palpifer and stipes to be specially marked here. |