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haustellum

/haw-stel-uhm/US // hɔˈstɛl əm //UK // (hɔːˈstɛləm) //

黄芪,黄芩苷,黄芩素,黄芩

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural haus·tel·la [haw-stel-uh]. /hɔˈstɛl ə/.

    • : an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Haustellum, haws-tel′um, n. the sucking organ or proboscis of an insect or a crustacean:—pl.

  • The Asili also, which are always upon the chase, seize insects with their anterior legs and suck them with their haustellum.