In anatomy, possessing or relating to a pump-like structure; equipped with appendages resembling pumps.
From antlia (pump) + -ate (suffix indicating possession or relation to). This technical term is used in zoology and anatomy to describe structures with pumping or suction functions.
Some insects have mouth parts that work like tiny pumps, and scientists call them antliate—it's a reminder that nature invented every machine we have thousands of years before we thought of them.
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