cultellus

cultellus
/kul tel"euhs/, n., pl. cultelli /-tel"uy/. Zool.
a sharp, knifelike structure, as the mouthparts of certain bloodsucking flies.
[1895-1900; < L: dim. of culter knife, COLTER; for formation, see CASTELLUM]

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