siphoniferous

English

Etymology

From siphon +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

siphoniferous (comparative more siphoniferous, superlative most siphoniferous)

(zoology) Siphon-bearing.
The shell of the nautilus is siphoniferous.

siphoniferous mollusc

References

“siphoniferous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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