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siphonium

siphonium noun: a bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.

Noun

siphonium (plural siphonia)

  1. A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible

Forms of siphonium

pluralsiphonia

Origin of siphonium

See siphon

Questions about siphonium

What does siphonium mean?
Siphonium means a bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.
What part of speech is siphonium?
Siphonium is a noun.
What is the plural of siphonium?
The plural of siphonium is siphonia.

Words near siphonium in the dictionary

  1. siphoning
  2. siphoning the python
  3. siphonings
  4. siphoninid
  5. siphoninids
  6. siphonium
  7. siphonless
  8. siphonlike
  9. siphono-
  10. siphonobranchiate
  11. siphonocladaceous

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