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siphuncle
si·phun·cle
[
s fùngk'l
]
(
plural
si·phun·cles
)
noun
Definition:
gas-secreting tissue in mollusk:
a cord of tissue that secretes gas into the buoyancy chambers of the external shell of a nautilus or similar mollusk
[
Early 19th century. < Latin
siphunculus
"small tube" <
siphon-
(see
siphon
)
]
si·phun·cu·lar
[
s fúngkyələr
]
adjective
si·phun·cu·late
[
s fúngkyələt
]
adjective
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si·phun·cu·lar [ s fúngkyələr ] adjectivesi·phun·cu·late [ s fúngkyələt ] adjective
