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ˈsiphosome Zool. [f. Gr. σίϕω-ν siphon + σῶµα body.] The lower part of a siphonophore stem, bearing the reproductive and nutrient organs.
1891in Cent. Dict. 1898Sedgwick Textbk. Zool. I. 139 Two parts may be distinguished in it [the coenosome]—an upper part, the nectosome.., and a lower part, the siphosome, bearing the nutritive and reproductive organs. |