stylet
sty·let
noun
1.
small needle-like appendage; especially the feeding organ of a tardigrade
Origin
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.
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