kəlˈteləs noun
( plural cultel·li -eˌlī, -(ˌ)lē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small knife, diminutive of culter knife, plowshare — more at colter
: one of the sharp pointed cutting organs (as mandibles and maxillae) of many bloodsucking flies
kəlˈteləs noun
( plural cultel·li -eˌlī, -(ˌ)lē)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small knife, diminutive of culter knife, plowshare — more at colter
: one of the sharp pointed cutting organs (as mandibles and maxillae) of many bloodsucking flies
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012