siphuncle

[ sahy-fuhng-kuhl ]

/ ˈsaɪ fʌŋ kəl /

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

1895–1900; <Latin sīp(h)unculus small tube through which water is forced, equivalent to sīp(h)ōn-, stem of sīp(h)ōsiphon + -culus-cule¹ (see carbuncle)

OTHER 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

Words nearby siphuncle

siphon bottle, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, Siphrei Torah, siphuncle, sipid, Siple, Sippar, sipper, sippet

Example sentences from the Web for siphuncle

It is peculiar to the louse tribe (Pediculid), and it consists of the tubulet (Tubulus), and siphuncle (Siphunculus).
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Shell coiled in one plane, aperture wide and simple, siphuncle central.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
Shell straight or curved, fusiform, aperture simple, siphuncle contracted at septa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various
In Ammonoids the siphuncle is always marginal, and usually external.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

The siphuncle in the Nautilus pierces the centres of the septa, and in fossil Nautiloids it is usually central or sub-central.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6|Various

单词	siphuncle
释义	siphuncle [ sahy-fuhng-kuhl ] / ˈsaɪ fʌŋ kəl / 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 1895–1900; <Latin sīp(h)unculus small tube through which water is forced, equivalent to sīp(h)ōn-, stem of sīp(h)ōsiphon + -culus-cule¹ (see carbuncle) OTHER 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 Words nearby siphuncle siphon bottle, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, Siphrei Torah, siphuncle, sipid, Siple, Sippar, sipper, sippet Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for siphuncle It is peculiar to the louse tribe (Pediculid), and it consists of the tubulet (Tubulus), and siphuncle (Siphunculus). An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)\|William Kirby Shell coiled in one plane, aperture wide and simple, siphuncle central. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various Shell straight or curved, fusiform, aperture simple, siphuncle contracted at septa. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various In Ammonoids the siphuncle is always marginal, and usually external. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various The siphuncle in the Nautilus pierces the centres of the septa, and in fossil Nautiloids it is usually central or sub-central. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6\|Various
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