What does haustellate mean?
Haustellate means (zoology) Having a haustellum, or sucking proboscis..
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(zoology) Having a haustellum, or sucking proboscis..
Bees form part of that section of insects called mandibulate insects, i.e., insects which eat with jaws, in contradistinction to the haustellates, or insects which suck up liquid food through a trunk .
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Haustellate means (zoology) Having a haustellum, or sucking proboscis..
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Bees form part of that section of insects called mandibulate insects, i.e., insects which eat with jaws, in contradistinction to the haustellates, or insects which suck up liquid food through a trunk .
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