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scalpellum
noun
scal·pel·lum
\-ləm\
Definition of scalpellum
scalpella
\-lə\: any of four slender piercing organs in the proboscis of true bugs or bloodsucking two-winged flies corresponding to the mandibles and the first pair of maxillae
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Origin and Etymology of scalpellum
New Latin, from Latin, scalpel
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