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Where does “siphonostome” come from?

siphonostome (English) comes from English siphono-, from Ancient Greek σίφων — tube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...

siphonostome (English): Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe...

Definitions

  1. Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe...

Ancestry of “siphonostome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsiphono-Forming compound terms pertaining to a siphon or...
2Ancient Greekσίφωνtube, pipe; siphon, used for drawing wine out of...
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