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STYLET
stylet
(noun) small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stylet (plural stylets)
An engraving tool, a stylus.
(botany) A style of a plant's flower.
(surgery) A slender medical probe or device.
Synonym: style
(weaponry) A poniard or stiletto.
(zoology) A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
Synonym: style
Source: Wiktionary
Sty"let, n. Etym: [F., dim. of style; cf. It. stiletto. See Stiletto.]
Definition: A small poniard; a stiletto.
2. (Surg.) (a) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. (b) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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