Salp vs Palp - What's the difference?
salp | palp |
(zoology) A pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating.
(rfv-sense) (very, rare, nonce, used only by James Joyce) A fleshy part of a fingertip or an act of touching.
* 1922 , (James Joyce), (Ulysses) :
To feel, to explore by touch.
*1982 , (Lawrence Durrell), Constance'', Faber & Faber 2004 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 729:
*:It is not possible to examine a male patient without making him undress and actually palping him all over.
As nouns the difference between salp and palp
is that salp is any of a group of free-swimming tunicates of the genus while palp is (zoology) a pedipalp, an appendage found near the mouth in invertebrates; has a variety of functions but is often primarily used for predating.As a verb palp is
to feel, to explore by touch.palp
English
Noun
(wikipedia palp) (en noun)- He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.