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siphuncle

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noun

A tubelike structure in the body of a shelled cephalopod, such as a nautilus, extending through each chamber of the shell.

Origin of siphuncle

Latin sīphunculus diminutive of sīphō sīphōn- siphon ; see siphon .

Related Forms:

  • si·phun′cu·lar si·phun′cu·late

    adjective

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Noun

(plural siphuncles)

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