siphuncle

[ sahy-fuhng-kuh l ]

/ ˈsaɪ fʌŋ kəl /

noun

(in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.

Entomology. an aphid cornicle.

Origin of siphuncle

1895–1900; < Latin sīp(h)unculus small tube through which water is forced, equivalent to sīp(h)ōn-, stem of sīp(h)ō siphon + -culus -cule¹ (see carbuncle)

OTHER WORDS FROM siphuncle

si·phun·cu·lar, si·phun·cu·late

[sahy-fuhng-kyuh-lit] /saɪˈfʌŋ kyə lɪt/, si·phun·cu·lat·ed

[sahy-fuhng-kyuh-ley-tid] /saɪˈfʌŋ kyəˌleɪ tɪd/, adjective

Words nearby siphuncle

siphonage, siphonapterous, siphono-, siphonophore, siphonostele, siphuncle, sipid, siple, sippar, sipper, sippet

Example sentences from the Web for siphuncle

It is peculiar to the louse tribe (Pediculid), and it consists of the tubulet (Tubulus), and siphuncle (Siphunculus).

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby
Shell coiled in one plane, aperture wide and simple, siphuncle central.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 |Various
Shell straight or curved, fusiform, aperture simple, siphuncle contracted at septa.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 |Various
In Ammonoids the siphuncle is always marginal, and usually external.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 |Various

The siphuncle in the Nautilus pierces the centres of the septa, and in fossil Nautiloids it is usually central or sub-central.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 |Various