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Siphonostome

Siˊpho-nos′tome

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] a siphon + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] mouth.]
(Zool.)
(a)
Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
(b)
A siphonostomatous shell.

Definition 2024


siphonostome

siphonostome

English

Noun

siphonostome (plural siphonostomes)

  1. (zoology) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.
  2. (zoology) A siphonostomatous shell.