See Also: haustellate(medicine)
haustellate(dictionary)

haustellate (iou)



haustellate adjective. M19.
[mod. Latin haustellatus, formed as HAUSTELLUM + -ATE2.]
Zoology.
Esp. of an insect: provided with a mouth adapted for sucking (rather than mastication); provided with a haustellum (rather than mandibles). M19.
Of a mouth or mouthparts: adapted for sucking, suctorial. M19.