siphuncle (plural siphuncles)
(zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
A nectary.
• sulphenic, uncleship
Source: Wiktionary
Si"phun`cle, n. Etym: [L. siphunculus, sipunculus, dim. of sipho. See Siphon.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered cephalopod shells.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
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