Definition of siphon

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Siphon (n.) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.

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Gynophore :: Gynophore (n.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores, in certain Siphonophora..
Siphonoglyphe :: Siphonoglyphe (n.) A gonidium.
Siphoid :: Siphoid (n.) A siphon bottle. See under Siphon, n..
Asiphonida :: Asiphonida (n. pl.) A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks..
Siphonia :: Siphonia (pl. ) of Siphoniu.
Siphonophore :: Siphonophore (n.) One of the Siphonophora.
Hydrophyllium :: Hydrophyllium (n.) One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other zooids of certain Siphonophora..
Siphonobranchiate :: Siphonobranchiate (n.) One of the Siphonobranchiata.
Limpet :: Limpet (n.) Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks..
Pneumatocyst :: Pneumatocyst (n.) A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia..
Siphonostomata :: Siphonostomata (n. pl.) An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells.
Siphonet :: Siphonet (n.) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See Illust. under Aphis.
Phragmosiphon :: Phragmosiphon (n.) The siphon of a phragmocone.
Siphonobranchiate :: Siphonobranchiate (a.) Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata..
Velella :: Velella (n.) Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.
Polypite :: Polypite (n.) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral, hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of Campanularian..
Siphonopoda :: Siphonopoda (n. pl.) A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.
Siphonate :: Siphonate (a.) Having a siphon or siphons.
Siphonobranchiata :: Siphonobranchiata (n. pl.) A tribe of gastropods having the mantle border, on one or both sides, prolonged in the form of a spout through which water enters the gill cavity. The shell itself is not always siphonostomatous in this group..
Siphon :: Siphon (n.) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.
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