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haustellum

[haw-stel-uhm]

noun, plural haus·tel·la

[haw-stel-uh] .

(in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.

Origin:
1810–20; < Neo-Latin, diminutive of Latin haustrum scoop on a water wheel, equivalent to haus-, variant stem of haurīre to scoop up, draw + -trum suffix of instrument; for formation, see castellum

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haustellum (hɔːˈstɛləm)

—n , pl -la
	the tip of the proboscis of a housefly or similar insect, specialized for sucking food

[C19: New Latin, diminutive of Latin haustrum device for drawing water, from haurīre to draw up; see exhaust]

haus'tellate

—*adj*

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