haustellate

American  

[haw-stel-it, haw-stuh-leyt] / hɔˈstɛl ɪt, ˈhɔ stəˌleɪt /

adjective

Zoology.

1. having a haustellum.

2. adapted for sucking, as the mouthparts of certain insects.

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Etymology

Origin of haustellate

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

Example Sentences

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haustellate

Neolepidoptera: all haustellate Lepidoptera, except the generalized Micropterygidae; mandibles not functionally present; pupa incomplete or obtect: see paleolepidoptera and protolepidoptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

We have of late been very familiar with those ingenious, not to say amusing, speculations in which some entomologists and botanists have indulged with reference to the mutual relations of flowers and haustellate insects.

From The Chain of Life in Geological Time A Sketch of the Origin and Succession of Animals and Plants by Dawson, Sir J. William

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

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Another puzzle for the evolutionist to solve is how to account for the change from the caterpillar with its powerful jaws, to the butterfly with its sucking or haustellate mouth-parts.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Paleolepidoptera: haustellate Lepidoptera in which the mandibles are distinct and the pupa is free: includes the Micropterygidae only: see protolepidoptera and neolepidoptera.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.