Siphuncle

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.

2.nounA nectary.

Synonyms

siphon siphonoglyph siphosome siphonostome siphonet siphonophoran tentillum pseudosiphon siphonoglyphe siphonostele shell sac hyponome

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