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‖ antlia Ent.|ˈæntlɪə|
[L. antlia, an instrument for drawing up water, a. Gr. ἀντλία bilge-water, ἀντλίον a bucket.]
The proboscis or haustellum of insects, with which they suck up juices.
1828Kirby & Spence Entomol. xliii. IV. 98 Extraordinary..irritability is exhibited by the antlia. 1869Nicholson Zool. 211 These maxillæ adhere together by their inner surfaces, and thus form a spiral ‘trunk,’ or ‘antlia.’ |