cultellus

[kuhl-tel-uhs]

noun, plural cul·tel·li

[-tel-ahy] . Zoology.

a sharp, knifelike structure, as the mouthparts of certain bloodsucking flies.

Origin:
1895–1900; < Latin: diminutive of culter knife, colter; for formation, see castellum

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Cultellus is always a great word to know.

So is vertebrate. Does it mean:

cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates with gills, often have fins and elongated body covered with scales

having a backbone or spinal column

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