hyponome

noun

hy·​po·​nome

plural -s

: the swimming funnel of a cephalopod

hyponomic

¦⸗⸗¦nämik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

Greek hyponomē underground passage, hyponomos underground passage, water pipe, conduit, from hyponemesthai to undermine, from hypo- + nemesthai to inhabit, spread over, be situated upon, middle of nemein to distribute, pasture

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