asiphonate

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ siphonate.

Adjective

asiphonate (not comparable)

  1. (zoology) Lacking a siphon (feeding or breathing tube).
    an asiphonate bivalve shell

Noun

asiphonate (plural asiphonates)

  1. (zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon.

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