siphuncle
[ sahy-fuhng-kuhl ]
/ ˈsaɪ fʌŋ kəl /
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noun
(in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
Entomology. an aphid cornicle.
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Origin of siphuncle
OTHER WORDS FROM siphuncle
si·phun·cu·lar, si·phun·cu·late [sahy-fuhng-kyuh-lit], /saɪˈfʌŋ kyə lɪt/, si·phun·cu·lat·ed [sahy-fuhng-kyuh-ley-tid], /saɪˈfʌŋ kyəˌleɪ tɪd/, adjectiveWords nearby siphuncle
siphon bottle, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, Siphrei Torah, siphuncle, sipid, Siple, Sippar, sipper, sippet
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