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Rostellar

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ros·tel·lum  (r-stlm)
n. pl. ros·tel·la (r-stl)
A small beaklike part, such as a projection on the stigma of an orchid, a tubular mouthpart on some insects, or the hooked projection on the head of a tapeworm.
[Latin, diminutive of rstrum, beak; see rostrum.]
ros·tellar adj.
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Luhe noted that most of the specimens had lost their rostellar hooks but that they were still present in some organisms (Figure 2).
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