ink sac
ink sac noun: a muscular bag found in certain cephalopods used to generate ink.
Noun
ink sac (plural ink sacs)
- A muscular bag found in certain cephalopods used to generate ink.
- The ink sac feeds into the rectum, controlled by a sphincter and in some inking events mucus from another organ, the funnel organ is ejected with water and ink through the anus and the siphon to create a cloud of ink. […] Fossils are particularly well described from the Carboniferous, Triassic...2017 August 9, Mark Carnall, “Why do cephalopods produce ink? And what's ink made of, anyway?”, in The Guardian
ink sac meaning in Tamil
ink sac in Tamil
- மைப்பை
Forms of ink sac
| plural | ink sacs |
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Origin of ink sac
From ink + sac.
Questions about ink sac
- What does ink sac mean?
- Ink sac means a muscular bag found in certain cephalopods used to generate ink.
- What is ink sac in Tamil?
- Ink sac in Tamil is மைப்பை. See Ink sac meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is ink sac?
- Ink sac is a noun.
- What is the plural of ink sac?
- The plural of ink sac is ink sacs.
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