1. Clawlike, retractile chitinous hooks that encircle or line the rostellum of the scolex of certain taenioid tapeworms for attachment to the intestinal mucosa, with the additional aid of suckers; the hooklets's can be withdrawn and the rostellum inverted when the tapeworm moves. Various arrangements and forms of the hooklets characterise the famil...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: huk′letz Definitions: 1. Clawlike, retractile chitinous hooks that encircle or line the rostellum of the scolex of certain taenioid tapeworms for attachment to the intestinal mucosa, with the additional aid of suckers; the hooklets can be withdrawn and the rostellum inverted when the tapeworm moves. Various arrangeme...
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Tiny hooks found on each of the barbules that branch from the distal side of each barb of a contour feather; hooklets catch onto the barbules branching from the proximal side of the next barb (toward the feather tip), lightly holding the barbs together to form a smooth, continuous vane.
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