HAUSTELLUM


Meaning of HAUSTELLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hȯ-ˈste-ləm ]

noun

( plural haus·tel·la -lə)

Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin haustrum scoop on a waterwheel, from haurire to drink, draw — more at exhaust

Date: 1816

: a proboscis (as of an insect) adapted to suck blood or juices of plants

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.