haustellate

[ haw-stel-it, haw-stuh-leyt ]

adjective

, Zoology.

1. having a haustellum.
2. adapted for sucking, as the mouthparts of certain insects.

Word History and Origins

Origin of haustellate¹

First recorded in 1825–35; haustell(um) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The Hempitera are Haustellate insects; they have four wings, which are membranous and naked.

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Haustellate: formed for sucking: applied chiefly to mouth structures.

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Instrumenta suctoria: mouth parts of a haustellate insect as a whole.

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