"siphuncule" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: siphuncules [plural], siphunculus [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”), from sīphō (“tube, pipe”) + -culus (diminutive suffix), from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), of uncertain and possibly non-Indo-European Mediterranean substrate origin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|sīphunculus||little tube}} Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”), {{lg|diminutive}} diminutive, {{der|en|grc|σίφων}} Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), {{der|en|qfa-sub|-}} substrate Head templates: {{en-noun}} siphuncule (plural siphuncules)
  1. (zoology) A tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Mollusks
    Sense id: en-siphuncule-en-noun-1C2qMqAH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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