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

1. [n -LA]

Medical Definition of Haustellum

1. The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera, and Diptera. Origin: NL. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haustellum

haurient
hause
haused
hausen
hausens
hauses
hausfrau
hausfrauen
hausfraus
hausing
hausmannite
haustella
haustellata
haustellate
haustellates
haustellum (current term)
haustoria
haustorial
haustra
haustra coli
haustra of colon
haustral
haustration
haustrations of colon
haustrum
haustus
haut
haut gout
hautbois

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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