Haustellum Definition

hô-stĕləm
haustellum
noun
A tubelike sucking organ, or proboscis, as in any of various insects.
Webster's New World

Origin of Haustellum

  • New Latin diminutive of Latin haustrum scoop on a water wheel from haurīre to draw up

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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