transcription, транскрипция: [ sī-ˈfä-nə-ˌfȯr, ˈsī-fə-nə- ]
noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek siphōn + pherein to carry — more at bear
Date: circa 1842
: any of an order (Siphonophora) of compound free-swimming or floating pelagic hydrozoans that are mostly delicate, transparent, and colored and have specialized zooids