"siphuncle" meaning in English

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Noun

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.
    Sense id: en-siphuncle-en-noun-t5koLnIg Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animal body parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 93 7 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. A nectary.
    Sense id: en-siphuncle-en-noun-sEBMasSX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: endosiphuncle, siphuncled, siphuncular

Inflected forms

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