A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that gravity forces the liquid through the tube.

synonym: siphon.

Dutch: hevel
Polish: lewar

A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled.

synonym: siphon.

Convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon.

synonyms: siphon, siphon off.