Defn: The action of a siphon.
SIPHONAL
Si"phon*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon. Siphonal stomach (Zoöl.), a stomach which is tubular and bent back upon itself, like a siphon, as in the salmon.
SIPHONARID
Si`pho*na"rid, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills. — Si`pho*na"rid, a.
SIPHONATA
Si`pho*na"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also Siphoniata. See Siphon, 2 (a), and Quahaug.
SIPHONATE
Si"phon*ate, a.
1. Having a siphon or siphons.
2. (Zoöl.)