‖n.;
a. [ L. palpebralis, fr. palpebra: cf. F. palpébral. ] Of or pertaining to the eyelids. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having eyelids. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having a palpus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Ir. spailpin, fr. spailp a beau, pride, self-conceit. ] A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; -- often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Destitute of a palp. [ 1913 Webster ]