Noun
A small poniard; a stiletto.
An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum.
A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging.
Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ; as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral stylets of certain Infusoria.
Source: Webster's dictionaryInstead of one stylet, the Polystilifera have a pad that bears many tiny stylets, and these animals have separate orifices for the proboscis and mouth, unlike other Enopla. Source: Internet
Includes animals with proboscis without stylet, and a mouth underneath and behind the brain. citation ** Order Paleonemertea. Source: Internet
The stylet is attached about one-third of distance from the end of the everted proboscis, which extends only enough to expose the stylet. Source: Internet
On either side of the active stylet are sacs containing back-up stylets to replace the active one as the animal grows or an active one is lost. Source: Internet