HAUSTELLATE

Etymology

Adjective

haustellate (not comparable)

(zoology) Provided with a haustellum, or sucking proboscis.

Noun

haustellate (plural haustellates)

(zoology) One of the Haustellata.

Source: Wiktionary


Haus"tel*late, a. Etym: [See Haustellata.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Provided with a haustellum, or sucking proboscis.

– n.

Definition: One of the Haustellata.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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