STYLET

stylet

(noun) small needlelike appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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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

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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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