Siphoniata

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Siphoniata \Si*pho`ni*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     Same as {Siphonata}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Siphonata \Si`pho*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle
     border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also
     {Siphoniata}. See {Siphon}, 2
     (a), and {Quahaug}.
         [1913 Webster]