"prosiphon" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: prosiphons [plural]
Etymology: From pro- + siphon. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|siphon}} pro- + siphon Head templates: {{en-noun}} prosiphon (plural prosiphons)
  1. (zoology) A minute tube found inside the protoconch of ammonites, connected to the caecum. Derived forms: prosiphonal Related terms: siphuncle

Inflected forms

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        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "protoconch",
          "protoconch"
        ],
        [
          "ammonite",
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        ],
        [
          "caecum",
          "caecum"
        ]
      ],
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        "(zoology) A minute tube found inside the protoconch of ammonites, connected to the caecum."
      ],
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    ],
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      "siphon",
      "siphon#English"
    ]
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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        ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "caecum"
        ]
      ],
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