SIPHUNCLE

Etymology

Noun

siphuncle (plural siphuncles)

(zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.

A nectary.

Anagrams

• sulphenic, uncleship

Source: Wiktionary


Si"phun`cle, n. Etym: [L. siphunculus, sipunculus, dim. of sipho. See Siphon.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered cephalopod shells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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