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Definition: ASIPHONATE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An asiphonate mollusk.[Websters].
Adjective 1. Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb asiphonately.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(asiphonately)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective asiphonate.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Asiphonate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: ASIPHONATE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An asiphonate mollusk.[Websters].
Adjective1. Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many bivalve shells.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb asiphonately.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(asiphonately)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective asiphonate.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ASIPHONATE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)