haustellum

haustellum — 名詞

1. a long feeding tube on some insects that lets them pierce skin or plants and dra

1.名詞C2
釋義

刺吸口器

昆蟲用來刺入並吸取血液或植物汁液的口器

a long feeding tube on some insects that lets them pierce skin or plants and draw in liquid food such as blood or sap

例句

Under the microscope, the mosquito's haustellum looked like a bundle of thin needles.

在顯微鏡下，那隻蚊子的刺吸口器看起來像一束細針。

mosquito's haustellum under a microscope

The aphid pushed its haustellum into the stem and began feeding.

蚜蟲把刺吸口器插進莖裡後，便開始取食。

push a haustellum into a stem

同義詞
  • proboscis

    is a broader term for a long feeding organ and is less technical

  • mouthpart

    is much wider and can describe many structures around an insect's mouth

  • stylet

    often means one thin piercing part rather than the whole feeding organ

文法句型

the mosquito's haustellum pierces skin

an aphid inserts its haustellum into a stem

a damaged haustellum cannot draw sap

用法筆記

Used mainly in biology and entomology. In everyday English, people more often say proboscis or mouthpart unless they need this precise technical term.