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
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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
as inproboscis
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.
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