palpator

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noun

Someone who palpates.

OriginLatin palpātor →
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Meanings

nounpalpator (plural palpators)

plural palpators

  1. Someone who palpates.
  2. A device for palpating.
  3. datedbiologyOne of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi.

Origin

  1. Latinpalpātor
  2. Englishpalpator

Borrowed from Latin palpātor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with palpator

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APA

palpator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpator

MLA

“palpator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palpator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpator.

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