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.

References

• “asiphonate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• asthenopia