Word Meanings - SIPHONATA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2 (a), and Quahaug.

• Posteriorly
  Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.
• Siphonal
  Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon.
• Siphonophore
  One of the Siphonophora.
• Callithumpian
  Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump.
• Callosan
  Of the callosum.
• Posteriors
  The hinder parts, as of an animal's body.
• Siphonarid
  Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills.
• Siphonopoda
  A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.
• Callidity
  Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.
• Callose
  Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.
• Prolonged
  of Prolong
• Siphonata
  A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2 (a), and Quahaug.
• Siphonostomata
  A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood.
• Calligrapher
  One skilled in calligraphy; a good penman.
• Callosities
  of Callosity
• Prolonging
  of Prolong
• Siphonate
  Having a siphon or siphons.
• Siphonostomatous
  Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods.

Feed

Terms of Use Privacy policy Contact About Cancellation policy © selfpublishingguru.com2024 All Rights reserved.