siphuncle
[ sahy-fuhng-kuhl ]
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.
Origin of siphuncle
1Other 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
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