[haw-stel-it, haw-stuh-leyt] 
| 1. | having a haustellum. |
| 2. | adapted for sucking, as the mouthparts of certain insects. |
| haus·tel·lum (hô-stěl'əm) n. pl. haus·tel·la (hô-stěl'ə) A portion of the proboscis that is adapted as a sucking organ in many insects. [New Latin, diminutive of Latin haustrum, scoop on a water wheel, from haurīre, to draw up.] haus·tel'late (hô-stěl'ĭt, hô'stə-lāt') adj. |
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