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haustellum definition

haus·tel·lum (hôs tel′əm)

noun pl. haustella -·tel′la (-ə)

a tubelike sucking organ, or proboscis, as in any of various insects

Etymology: ModL < L haustus, pp. of haurire, to drink, draw water

Related Forms:

  • haustellate haus′·tel·late′ (hos′tə lāt′, -lit′) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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