Word: siphuncles
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: sip
hun
cles
Definition: Plural of siphuncle. 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.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.