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siphonate

adj
/ˈsaɪfəˌnət/

Etymology

From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name, Siphonata. Equivalent to siphon + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

  1. derived from σίφων
  2. derived from sīphō
  3. derived from sifon
  4. derived from siphon
  5. formed as siphonate — “siphon + -ate”

Definitions

  1. Having a siphon or siphons.

  2. One of the former group Siphonata, a lamellibranch with a siphon.

  3. Any siphonate bivalve.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for siphonate. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA