siphuncle

[ sahy-fuhng-kuh l ]
/ ˈsaɪ fʌŋ kəl /

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

1895–1900; < Latin sīp(h)unculus small tube through which water is forced, equivalent to sīp(h)ōn-, stem of sīp(h)ō siphon + -culus -cule1 (see carbuncle)

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/, adjective

Words nearby siphuncle

siphonage, siphonapterous, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, siphuncle, sipid, siple, sippar, sipper, sippet
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