Webster's Dictionary 1913

5401

Siphonophora

‖Si′pho‐noph″o‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of pelagic Hydrozoa including species which form complex free-swimming communities composed of numerous zooids of various kinds, so...

5402

Siphonophoran

Si′pho‐noph″o‐ran (?), a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the Siphonophora. — n. One of the Siphonophora.

5403

Siphonophore

Si‐phon″o‐phore (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Siphonophora.

5404

Siphonopoda

‖Si′pho‐nop″o‐da (?), n. pl. [NL. See Siphon, and -poda.] (Zoöl.) A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot terminates in a circular disk.

5405

Siphonostomata

‖Si′pho‐no‐stom″a‐ta (?), n. pl. [NL. See Siphon, and Stoma.] (Zoöl.) (a) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large number of species that are parasites of fishes...

5406

Siphonostomatous

Si′pho‐no‐stom″a‐tous (?), a.(Zoöl.) (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 certa...

5407

Siphonostome

Si′pho‐nos″tome (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata. (b) A siphonostomatous shell.

5408

Siphorhinal

Si′pho‐rhi″nal (?), a. [Siphon + rhinal.] (Zoöl.) Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels.

5409

Siphorhinian

Si′pho‐rhin″i‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) A siphorhinal bird.

5410

Siphuncle

Si″phun′cle (?), n. [L. siphunculus, sipunculus, dim. of sipho. See Siphon.] (Zoöl.) The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered cephalopod shells.

5411

Siphuncled

Si″phun′cled (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.

5412

Siphuncular

Si‐phun″cu‐lar (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the siphuncle.

5413

Siphunculated

Si‐phun″cu‐la′ted (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a siphuncle. Huxley.

5414

Sipid

Sip″id (?), a. [See Insipid, Sapid.] Having a taste or flavorl savory; sapid. Cockeram.

5415

Sipper

Sip″per (?), n. One whi sips.

5416

Sippet

Sip″pet (?), n. [See Sip, Sop.] A small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some speci...

5417

Sipple

Sip″ple (?), v. i. [Freq. of sip.] To sip often.

5418

Sippling

Sip″pling (?), a. Sipping often. “Taken after a sippling sort.” Holland.

5419

Sipunculacea

‖Si‐pun′cu‐la″ce‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., from Sipunculus, the typical genus. See Siphuncle.] (Zoöl.) A suborder of Gephyrea, including those which have the body unarmed and the inte...

5420

Sipunculoid

Si‐pun″cu‐loid (?), a. [NL. Sipunculus, the typical genus + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea. — n. One of the Sipunculoidea.

5421

Sipunculoidea

‖Si‐pun′cu‐loi″de‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) (a) Same as Gephyrea. (b) In a restricted sense, same as Sipunculacea.

5422

Sir

Sir (?), n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L. senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an aged person; akin to Gr. ��� old, Skr. sana, Goth. sine...

5423

Siraskier

Si‐ras″kier (?), n. See Seraskier.

5424

Siraskierate

Si‐ras″kier‐ate (?), n. See Seraskierate.

5425

Sirbonian

Sir‐bo″ni‐an (?), a. See Serbonian.

5426

Sircar

Sir‐car″ (?), n. [Hind. & Per. sarkār a superintendant, overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + kār action, work.] 1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant.2. A district or province; a circ...

5427

Sirdar

Sir‐dar″ (?), n. [Hind. & Per. sardār a chief, general; sar the head, top + dār holding, possessing.] A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. Malcom.