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Added 10 October 2026

siphonophore

/saɪˈfɑ.nəˌfo˞/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about siphonophore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A floating or swimming oceanic colony of polyps often transparent or showily colored.

Origin

From siphono- + -phore, likely from translingual Siphonophorae.

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