"siphuncle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: siphuncles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sīphunculus||little tube}} Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} siphuncle (plural siphuncles)
  1. (zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-siphuncle-en-noun-t5koLnIg Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 58 42 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. A nectary.
    Sense id: en-siphuncle-en-noun-sEBMasSX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: endosiphuncle, siphuncular

Inflected forms

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