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siphuncle

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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