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cul⋅tel⋅lus
  /kʌlˈtɛləs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kuhl-tel-uhs] Show IPA
noun, plural -tel⋅li  /-ˈtɛlaɪ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [-tel-ahy] Show IPA . Zoology.
a sharp, knifelike structure, as the mouthparts of certain bloodsucking flies.
From the Latin
cultellus -i m. [a little knife].
but mouthparts of blood sucking flies works