The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
haustellate — adj. [L. dim. haustus, sucking] For sucking; possessing a haustellum … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
haustellate — /haw stel it, haw steuh layt /, adj. Zool. 1. having a haustellum. 2. adapted for sucking, as the mouthparts of certain insects. [1825 35; HAUSTELL(UM) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
haustellate — haus·tel·late … English syllables
haustellate — (ˈ)hȯ|stelə̇t, ˈhȯstəˌlāt adjective Etymology: New Latin haustellum + English ate : having a haustellum : suctorial … Useful english dictionary
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
Insect morphology — Legend of body parts Tagmata : A Head, B Thorax, C Abdomen. 1. antenna 2. ocelli (lower) 3. ocelli (upper) 4. compound eye 5. brain (cerebral ganglia) 6. prothorax … Wikipedia
haustellum — n. (pl. la) sucking proboscis. ♦ haustellate, a. having a haustellum, as a fly. ♦ haustorium, (pl. ♦ ia) food absorbing outgrowth from fungus or parasitic plant. ♦ haustorial, a. haustellate … Dictionary of difficult words
haustellum — [hɔ: stɛləm] noun (plural haustella) Zoology the sucking organ or proboscis of an insect or crustacean. Derivatives haustellate hɔ:stələt, leɪt adjective Origin C19: mod. L. dimin. of haustrum scoop , from haust , haurire draw in … English new terms dictionary
haustellum — /hɔsˈtɛləm/ (say haws teluhm) noun (plural haustella /hɔsˈtɛlə/ (say haws teluh)) (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices. {New Latin, diminutive of Latin haustrum machine… …
haustellum — [hôs tel′əm] n. pl. haustella [hôs tel′ə] [ModL < L haustus, pp. of haurire, to drink, draw water] a tubelike sucking organ, or proboscis, as in any of various insects haustellate [hos′tə lāt΄, hos′təlit΄] adj … English World dictionary
