siphonate
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From siphon + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Adjective
[edit]siphonate (not comparable)
- Having a siphon or siphons.
Etymology 2
[edit]From the substantivation of the above adjective through the associated taxon's name, Siphonata. Equivalent to siphon + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Noun
[edit]siphonate (plural siphonates)
- (zoology, obsolete) One of the former group Siphonata, a lamellibranch with a siphon.
- Any siphonate bivalve.
References
[edit]- “siphonate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.