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haustellate, a. and n.|ˈhɔːstələt| [ad. mod.L. haustellāt-us, f. haustellum: see -ate2 2.] A. adj. 1. Provided with a haustellum or mouth fitted for sucking; of or pertaining to the Haustellata or suctorial insects.
1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 754/1 The Haustellate Crustacea. 1877Dawson Orig. World 364 The mutual relations of flowers and haustellate insects. 2. Adapted for sucking, suctorial.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xx. 316 The instrument of suction in a Haustellate mouth consists of pieces..analogous to those employed in mastication in a Mandibulate one. 1856Carpenter Microsc. & Rev. §630 That which prevails among the Lepidoptera or Butterfly tribe..adapted for suction, is termed the haustellate mouth. B. n. A haustellate or suctorial insect; a member of the Haustellata, or suctorial insects.
1842in Brande Dict. Sc., etc. So ˈhaustellated a. = haustellate a. 1.
1836–9Todd Cycl. Anat. II. 855/2 Fabricius..divided Insects..into..the Mandibulated..and the Haustellated. |