HAUSTELLUM


Meaning of HAUSTELLUM in English

[haus.tel.lum] n, pl -la [NL, dim. of L haustrum scoop on a waterwheel, fr. haurire to drink, draw--more at exhaust] (1816): a proboscis (as of an insect) adapted to suck blood or juices of plants

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