Defn: One of the Haustellata.
HAUSTELLUM
Haus*tel"lum, n.; pl. Haustella. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sucking proboscis of various insects. See Lepidoptera, and
Diptera.
HAUSTORIUM Haus*to"ri*um, n.; pl. Haustoria. Etym: [LL., a well, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to drink.] (Bot.)
Defn: One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. R. Brown.
HAUT
Haut, a. Etym: [F. See Haughty.]
Defn: Haughty. [Obs.] "Nations proud and haut." Milton.
HAUTBOY Haut"boy, n. Etym: [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See Haughty, Bush; and cf. Oboe.]
1. (Mus.)
Defn: A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called oboe. See Illust. of Oboe.