SIPHONIUM


Meaning of SIPHONIUM in English

sīˈfōnēəm noun

( plural sipho·nia -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek siphōnion, diminutive of siphōn tube, siphon — more at siphon

: a bony tube in some birds connecting the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible

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