stylet

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Similar to a hypodermic needle, a nematode uses its stylet to pierce cells and pull out food -- in this case from the pseudoscorpion's hypodermis, part of the outer covering known as the integument.

From Science Daily

They have a sharp mouth part, called a “stylet”, which can poke through the skin of fruits and vegetables.

From NewsForKids.net

Without the larger reimbursement from installing the pink stylet, doctors would take a wash when purchasing the devices to begin with, making the set harder to sell.

From Washington Times

Mosquitoes then pierce this plastic with their needlelike proboscis called a stylet.

From Washington Post

He couldn’t find a stylet, a wire that goes down the center of the tube.

From Washington Times