siphorhinal

adjective

si·​pho·​rhi·​nal

¦sīfə¦rīnᵊl

variants or less commonly siphorhinian

-rinēən

: having tubular nostrils

petrels are siphorhinal

Word History

Etymology

Latin sipho siphon + English rhinal or -rhinian (from -rhine + -ian)

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