siphuncule

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noun

A tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods.

OriginLatin sīphunculus ← Ancient Greek σίφων →
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Meanings

nounsiphuncule (plural siphuncules)

plural siphuncules · alternative siphunculus

  1. biologyA tube that connects adjacent chambers in the shells of some cephalopods.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσίφων
  2. Latinsīphunculus“little tube”
  3. Englishsiphuncule

From Latin sīphunculus (“little tube”), from sīphō (“tube, pipe”) + -culus (diminutive suffix), from Ancient Greek σίφων (síphōn), of uncertain and possibly non-Indo-European Mediterranean substrate origin.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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