siphoniferous

English

Etymology

From siphon +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Adjective

siphoniferous (comparative more siphoniferous, superlative most siphoniferous)

1. (zoology) Siphon-bearing.

   The shell of the nautilus is siphoniferous.

   siphoniferous mollusc

References

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