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haus·tel·lum (hô-st

l

m)

n. pl. haus·tel·la (hô-st

l

)

A portion of the proboscis that is adapted as a sucking organ in many insects.

[New Latin, diminutive of Latin haustrum, scoop on a water wheel, from haurre, to draw up.]

haus·tellate (hô-st

l

t, hô

st

-l

t

) adj.

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