- any small, beaklike process.
- a beaklike modification of the stigma in many orchids.
- Zoology.
- a projecting part of the scolex in certain tapeworms.
- a part of the mouth in many insects, designed for sucking.
- a small beaklike process, such as the hooked projection from the top of the head in tapeworms or the outgrowth from the stigma of an orchid
