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Definition of Haustellum
1. n. The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera, and Diptera.
Definition of Haustellum
1. Noun. A sucking organ, in the form of a proboscis, in many insects and crustaceans ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Haustellum
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Medical Definition of Haustellum
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Haustellum
Literary usage of Haustellum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Natural History of the British Lepidoptera: A Text-book for Students and by James William Tutt (1904)
"the sound is produced by friction of the haustellum against the palpi ; Roesel
considers (Ins,- Belustigung, iii.,p. 16) that it is due to the friction ..."
2. Exploration and Survey of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah by Howard Stansbury, Spencer Fullerton Baird, Charles Frédéric Girard, Samuel Stehman Haldeman, John Torrey, James Hall (1853)
"Beneath, yellow; end of the haustellum, a few points near the joints of the feet,
and a transverse lino at the base of the abdomen, black. ..."
3. The North American Species of Drosophila by Alfred Henry Sturtevant (1921)
"The rostrum is shaped like a truncated cone, to the apex of which is attached
the haustellum. This part, which is roughly cylindrical in shape, ..."
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