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haustellum
[ haw-stel-uhm ]
noun
- (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.
haustellum
/ hɔːˈstɛləm /
noun
- the tip of the proboscis of a housefly or similar insect, specialized for sucking food
Derived Forms
- hausˈtellate, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of haustellum1
Word History and Origins
Origin of haustellum1
Example Sentences
Haustellum, haws-tel′um, n. the sucking organ or proboscis of an insect or a crustacean:—pl.
Antlia: the spiral tongue or haustellum of Lepidoptera.
Haustellum: a sucker: applied to that portion of the mouth of a sucking insect through which liquid food is drawn into the gullet.
We will suppose that a change takes place in a particular orchid, that the nectary recedes to a greater distance from the point to which the insect can penetrate, and so an advantage is given to those insects in which the haustellum is of a length above the average.
The insect derives an advantage from its increased haustellum, but what advantage does the plant derive from its retiring nectary?
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