stylet
1 of 1noun/'staɪlɪt/
Forms:stylets
1
a thin, needle-like structure used by some animals or plants to pierce or penetrate surfaces, typically for feeding or extracting fluids
- A mosquito uses a stylet to pierce the skin and draw blood.
- The insect's stylet is so thin that it is hard to see with the naked eye.
- The plant uses a stylet to inject its seeds into the soil.
- Stylets are found in many insects that feed on plant sap.
- The scientist looked at the insect's stylet under the microscope.