siphonophore

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsaɪfənəˌfɔː/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sī′fə nə fôr′, -fōr′, sī fon′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
si•pho•no•phore  (sī′fə nə fôr′, -fōr′, sī fon′ə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Microbiologyany pelagic hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, being a floating or swimming colony composed of polyps.
  • Greek siphōnophór(os) tube-carrying (equivalent. to siphōno- siphono- + -phóros -phore) + -a neuter plural noun, nominal suffix
  • Neo-Latin Siphonophora name of the order
  • 1835–45;
si•pho•noph•o•rous  (sī′fə nof′ər əs),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
siphonophore / ˈsaɪfənəˌfɔː saɪˈfɒnə-/
  1. any marine colonial hydrozoan of the order Siphonophora, including the Portuguese man-of-war
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin siphonophora, from Greek siphōnophoros tube-bearing
'siphonophore' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pneumatophore

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