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siphuncle
si·phun·cle S0433400 (sī′fŭng′kəl)n. A tubelike structure in the body of a shelled cephalopod, such as a nautilus, extending through each chamber of the shell. [Latin sīphunculus, diminutive of sīphō, sīphōn-, siphon; see siphon.] si·phun′cu·lar (-kyə-lər), si·phun′cu·late (-lĭt) adj.siphuncle (ˈsaɪfʌnkəl) n1. (Zoology) (in certain cephalopods) a small tube that connects shell-chambers2. (Zoology) (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid that acts as an alarm pheromonesiphuncle
siphuncle[′sī‚fəŋ·kəl] (invertebrate zoology) A honeydew-secreting tube (cornicle) in aphids. A tubular extension of the mantle extending through all the chambers to the apex of a shelled cephalopod. siphuncle
siphuncle - the honeydew tube of an aphid.
- the strands of living tisue present in all the compartments of the shell of a NAUTILOID.
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