siphonet
English
Etymology
Noun
siphonet (plural siphonets)
- (now rare, zoology) a cornicle (tubular organs on aphids, which secrete honeydew).
- Synonym: honey tube
References
- “siphonet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.