Siphonostomatous

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

  Siphonostomatous \Si`pho*no*stom"a*tous\, a. (Zool.)
     (a) Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell
         prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of
         the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods.
     (b) Pertaining to the Siphonostomata.
         [1913 Webster]