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si·pho·ni·um
\sīˈfōnēəm\ noun
(plural sipho·nia \-ēə\)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek siphōnion, diminutive of siphōn tube, siphon — more at siphon
: a bony tube in some birds connecting the tympanum with the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible |