siphonium

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noun

A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible

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Meanings

nounsiphonium (plural siphonia)

plural siphonia

  1. anatomyA bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible

Origin

See siphon

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APA

siphonium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siphonium

MLA

“siphonium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siphonium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siphonium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siphonium.

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