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siphuncule

siphuncule noun: a tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods.

Noun

siphuncule (plural siphuncules)

  1. A tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods.

Forms of siphuncule

pluralsiphuncules
alternative formsiphunculus

Origin of siphuncule

From Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”), from sīphō (“tube, pipe”) + -culus (diminutive suffix), from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), of uncertain and possibly non-Indo-European Mediterranean substrate origin.

Questions about siphuncule

What does siphuncule mean?
Siphuncule means a tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods.
What part of speech is siphuncule?
Siphuncule is a noun.
What is the plural of siphuncule?
The plural of siphuncule is siphuncules.

Words near siphuncule in the dictionary

  1. siphuncled
  2. siphuncles
  3. siphuncular
  4. siphunculate
  5. siphunculated
  6. siphuncule
  7. siphuncules
  8. siphunculi
  9. siphunculus
  10. Sipibo
  11. sipid

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