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cultellus

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cul⋅tel⋅lus

  [kuhl-tel-uhs]
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–noun, plural -tel⋅li  [-tel-ahy] . Zoology.
a sharp, knifelike structure, as the mouthparts of certain bloodsucking flies.
Origin:
1895–1900; < L: dim. of culter knife, colter; for formation, see castellum
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