palpocil

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noun

A minute soft hairlike process on the tips of tentacles of certain hydroids and sponges. It has been suggested it is a sense organ.

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Meanings

nounpalpocil (plural palpocils)

plural palpocils

  1. biologyA minute soft hairlike process on the tips of tentacles of certain hydroids and sponges. It has been suggested it is a sense organ.

Origin

See palpus and cilium.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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