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Stylet

Stylet Meaning & Definition
Stylet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stylet?

[n] small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade

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See Also | style | tardigrade

Stylet In Webster's Dictionary

\Sty"let\, n. [F., dim. of style; cf. It. stiletto. See {Stiletto}.] A small poniard; a stiletto. 2. (Surg.) (a) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also {specillum}. (b) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.

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