Siphonium \Si*pho"ni*um\, n.; pl. Siphonia. [NL., from Gr.
????, dim. of ????. See Siphon.]
(Anat.)
A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with
the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |