HYPONOME


Meaning of HYPONOME in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌnōm noun

( -s )

Etymology: Greek hyponomē underground passage, hyponomos underground passage, water pipe, conduit, from hyponemesthai to undermine, from hypo- + nemesthai to inhabit, spread over, be situated upon, middle of nemein to distribute, pasture — more at nimble

: the swimming funnel of a cephalopod

• hy·po·nom·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nämik adjective

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