"palp" in Chinese (Simplified)

触须

Definition

触须是某些昆虫或其他动物口旁的小型感觉附肢，主要用于感知或品尝。

“触须”是生物学、动物学里的专业用语，主要用于描述昆虫、蜘蛛、甲壳类等的小型感知器官，多用复数“触须”，不指人类身体部位。

An ant uses its palps to taste food.

蚂蚁用它的**触须**品尝食物。

Spiders have palps near their mouths.

蜘蛛在嘴巴附近有**触须**。

The palp helps insects sense their environment.

**触须**帮助昆虫感知环境。

The scientist carefully examined the beetle’s palps under a microscope.

科学家用显微镜仔细观察了甲虫的**触须**。

If you look closely, you can see the butterfly’s tiny palps moving.

仔细看，你能看到蝴蝶的小**触须**在动。

Different insects have different types of palps depending on their needs.

不同的昆虫根据需要拥有不同类型的**触须**。