Word: siphuncle
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: si
phun
cle
Definition: A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
Morphemes:
Affix: siphuncle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sīphō
Language: la
Decoded: sipho
PoS: Noun
Meaning: a siphon or tube
Affix: -culus
Language: la
Decoded: -culus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: alternative form of "-ulus"; added to a noun to form a diminutive of that noun.