English Explanatory Dictionary

siphuncle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
  2. A nectary.

Word forms

siphuncle siphuncles

Etymology

From Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”).

Derived words

endosiphuncle siphuncled siphuncular
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