rostralis

noun

ros·​tralis

räˈstralə̇s,

-strāl-,

-sträl-

plural rostrales

: the suctorial organ of a bug or related insect (order Hemiptera) consisting of the elongated and closely associated mandibles and maxillae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rostralis, adjective, rostral

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