si|phun|cle

si|phun|cle
si|phun|cle «SY fuhng kuhl», noun.
1. Zoology. a small tube passing through the partitions in the shell of certain cephalopods: »

The siphuncle, a coiled fleshy tube enclosed in a limy covering, extends through all the chambers, connecting them with the body of the nautilus (William J. Clench).

2. Entomology. either of two small tubular organs on the abdomen of an aphid, through which a waxy secretion is exuded.
[< Latin sīphunculus (diminutive) < sīphō; see etym. under siphon (Cf.siphon)]

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