Definition of siphon

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Siphon (n.) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and crustaceans.

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Hydrozoa :: Hydrozoa (n. pl.) The Acalephae; one of the classes of coelenterates, including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora..
Siphon :: Siphon (n.) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.
Siphonostomata :: Siphonostomata (n. pl.) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood..
Physograde :: Physograde (n.) Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the Physalia..
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.
Prosiphon :: Prosiphon (n.) A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, and not connected with the true siphon..
Siphonifer :: Siphonifer (n.) Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell.
Siphonate :: Siphonate (a.) Having a siphon or siphons.
Physalia :: Physalia (n.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war.
Asiphonida :: Asiphonida (n. pl.) A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the oyster; the asiphonate mollusks..
Siphon :: Siphon (n.) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.
Siphonobranchiate :: Siphonobranchiate (n.) One of the Siphonobranchiata.
Siphonic :: Siphonic (a.) Of or pertaining to a siphon.
Siphon :: Siphon (v. t.) To convey, or draw off, by means of a siphon, as a liquid from one vessel to another at a lower level..
Siphonostomata :: Siphonostomata (n. pl.) An artificial division of gastropods including those that have siphonostomatous shells.
Limpet :: Limpet (n.) Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks..
Siphonoglyphe :: Siphonoglyphe (n.) A gonidium.
Siphoniata :: Siphoniata (n. pl.) Same as Siphonata.
Siphonophoran :: Siphonophoran (a.) Belonging to the Siphonophora.
Velella :: Velella (n.) Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.
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