siphonobranchiate

adjective

Having a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

Origintranslingual Siphonobranchiata →
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Meanings

adjectivesiphonobranchiate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyHaving a siphon or siphons to convey water to the gills (said of gastropods of the former order Siphonobranchiata.

Origin

  1. translingualSiphonobranchiata
  2. Englishsiphonobranchiate

From translingual Siphonobranchiata (see -ate), from siphono- + branchia + -ata.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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