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ros·tel·lum    Audio Help   [ro-stel-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural ros·tel·la    Audio Help   [ro-stel-uh] Pronunciation Key.
1.Biology. any small, beaklike process.
2.Botany. a beaklike modification of the stigma in many orchids.
3.Zoology.
a.a projecting part of the scolex in certain tapeworms.
b.a part of the mouth in many insects, designed for sucking.
[Origin: 1750–60; < NL; L: little beak, snout, dim. of rōstrum snout (see rostrum); for formation, see castellum]
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