asiphonateadj.n.
/əˈsʌɪfəneɪt/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Having no respiratory siphon.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [adjective] > having no respiratory organ
asiphonate1859
1859 R. Owen Lect. Classif. Mammalia 61 Holostomatous and asiphonate Gastropods.
B. n.
An acephalous mollusc so characterized.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > member of
asiphonate1879
1879 J. Le Conte Elements Geol. (new ed.) 304 Lamellibranchs are divided into Siphonates and Asiphonates.
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