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siphuncle

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noun

Say it like: Sif-unc-le

The correct spelling is siphuncle. A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.

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noun

  1. 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. 2.A nectary.

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