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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In entomology, one of the two tubes on the upper surface of the abdomen of an aphis from which honeydew exudes; a honey-tube. Also called
siphunculus .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See
Illust. underaphis .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology One of the two
dorsal tubular organs on the rear part of theabdomen ofaphids , which secretehoneydew .
Etymologies
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siphon + -et
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