Definitions For Siphuncle

Noun

SIPHUNCLE (plural SIPHUNCLEs) (zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows. A nectary.

Derived terms

endosiphuncle {{C, en, Animal body parts}}

Etymology

From {{der, en, la, sīphunculus, , little tube}}.

Anagrams

sulphenic, uncleship

Is Siphuncle a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
20

The word Siphuncle is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends

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