siphonium

noun

si·​pho·​ni·​um

sīˈfōnēəm

plural siphonia

-ēə

: a bony tube in some birds connecting the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek siphōnion, diminutive of siphōn tube, siphon

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