siphonostoma

[Pref. siphono, and Gr. stoma a mouth.] 1. Ichthy : A genus of Pipe-fishes, group Syngna thin a. Body with distinct ridges; pectorals and caudal well developed, dorsal of moderate length, opposite the vent. Males with an egg-pouch on the tail, the eggs being covered by cutaneous folds. Two species. 2. Palæont.: From the Eocene of Monte Bolca and Licata sĩ phòn-o-stom-a-ta, s. pl. [Pref. siphono-, and Gr. stomata, pl. of stoma =a mouth.] Zool .: Carnivorous Gasteropods; a section of Prosobranch i at a (q. v.). Shell spiral, usually imperforate; aperture notched or produced into a canal in front; operculum horny, lamellar. Animal with retractile proboscis; eye-pedicels connected with the tentacles; margin of mantle prolonged into a siphon, by which the water is conveyed to the branchial chamber; gills one or two, pectinate, placed obliquely over the back. Families: Stromb ide, Muricide, Buccinidae, Conide, Volutide, and Cypræide; all marine. ( Woodward .) sĩ-phòn-o-stom-a-to us, a . [Mod Lat. siphonostomat(a); Eng. adj. suff. -ous .] Of or pertaining to the Siphonostomata (q. v.). sĩ phòn-o-stōme, s. [SIPHONOSTOMATA.] Any mollusk belonging to the division Siphonostomata (q.v.). si-phôn-os-to-mous, a. [Eng. siphonostom (e); -ous. The same as SIPHONOSTOMATOUS (q. v.). *si-pho-ri-ni, s . pl . [Gr. siphōn =a tube, and rhis (gen it, rhinos ) = the nose.] Ornithology : A family of Nat a to res, founded by Vieillot, containing the Petrels and Albatro es. [TUBINARES.] si-phun-cle, s . [SIPUNCULUS.] Zool.. The tube which connects together the air chambers of the shell in many Cephalopods. In the Ammon i tide the siphuncle is external, and close to the outer margin of the shell; in the Nautilidæ it is usually central or internal. sĩ-phun-cu-lar, a. [Eng. siphuncl ( e ); -ar.] Of or pertaining to a siphuncle sĩ-phun-cu-lāt-ěd, si-phun-cled, adj. [Eng. siphuncl(e); -ated, ed.] Having or being provided with a siphuncle. "The internal shells may even be chambered and si phunculated." -Huxley: Anat. Invert. Anim . , p. 531. *sip-Id, a. [Lat. sipidus ; cf. insipid .] Having a taste or flavor; savory. IMG:content-1512.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Cook . ( pl .): Triangular pieces of toasted or fried bread, used for garnishing. *sip-ple, v . i. [Eng. sip , v.; freq. suffix -le ; cf. tipple .] To sip frequently; to tipple.