Siphonobranchiata

plural noun

Si·​pho·​no·​branchiata

¦sīfə(ˌ)nō+

in former classifications

: a group of gastropods having the margin of the mantle produced into a siphon

siphonobranchiate

"+

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from siphon- + branchiata

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