stylets Synonyms
stylets Meaning
stylets
a pointed instrument (as for graving), stiletto, a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (such as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal, a slender surgical probe, a thin wire inserted into a catheter to maintain rigidity or into a hollow needle to maintain patency, a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal
stylets Sentence Examples
- The mosquito extended its sharp stylets to pierce the skin, extracting blood for nourishment.
- The aphid's stylets were designed to puncture plant stems and suck up sugary fluids.
- The parasitic fly possessed piercing stylets, enabling it to inject its eggs into host insects.
- The assassin bug's stylets injected a paralyzing toxin into its prey before feeding.
- The stylet sheaths of the bedbug protected its delicate stylets during insertion and withdrawal.
- The stylets of the sand fly carried disease-causing microorganisms, spreading illness to humans and animals.
- The probing stylets of the female tsetse fly searched for blood in mammals, including humans.
- The bee's honey sac expanded as its stylets withdrew nectar from flowers.
- The larva of the horsefly had tiny stylets for feeding on the blood of mammals.
- The stylet-shaped teeth of the vampire bat were specialized for slicing through skin and consuming blood.
FAQs About the word stylets
a pointed instrument (as for graving), stiletto, a relatively rigid elongated organ or appendage (such as a piercing mouthpart) of an animal, a slender surgical
stilettos, bayonets, stilettoes, knives, poniards,bowie knives, bodkins, machetes, daggers, dirks
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The mosquito extended its sharp stylets to pierce the skin, extracting blood for nourishment.
The aphid's stylets were designed to puncture plant stems and suck up sugary fluids.
The parasitic fly possessed piercing stylets, enabling it to inject its eggs into host insects.
The assassin bug's stylets injected a paralyzing toxin into its prey before feeding.
