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Definition of siphon

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Siphon (n.) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of water. Called also siphuncle. See Illust. under Loligo, and Dibranchiata..

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Velella :: Velella (n.) Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.

Prosiphon :: Prosiphon (n.) A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, and not connected with the true siphon..

Parasita :: Parasita (n. pl.) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth, as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes. Called also Siphonostomata..

Siphonobranchiate :: Siphonobranchiate (a.) Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills; belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata..

Siphon :: Siphon (n.) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under Mya, and Lamellibranchiata..

Asiphonate :: Asiphonate (a.) Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells.

Siphonostomatous :: Siphonostomatous (a.) Pertaining to the Siphonostomata.

Asiphonea :: Asiphonea (n. pl.) Alt. of Asiphonid.

Siphoid :: Siphoid (n.) A siphon bottle. See under Siphon, n..

Physalia :: Physalia (n.) A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war.

Siphonium :: Siphonium (n.) A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible..

Siphonic :: Siphonic (a.) Of or pertaining to a siphon.

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

Tube :: Tube (n.) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk.

Hydrozoa :: Hydrozoa (n. pl.) The Acalephae; one of the classes of coelenterates, including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora..

Infundibulum :: Infundibulum (n.) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.

Siphonostome :: Siphonostome (n.) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.

Siphonophoran :: Siphonophoran (n.) One of the Siphonophora.

Siphonate :: Siphonate (a.) Having a siphon or siphons.

Phragmosiphon :: Phragmosiphon (n.) The siphon of a phragmocone.