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phragmocone

phragmocone noun: the chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.

Noun

phragmocone (plural phragmocones)

  1. The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.
    • This ability to continuously add new buoyancy chambers to their phragmocones allowed ancient cephalopods to reach truly stupendous sizes.2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 37

phragmocone meaning in Tamil

phragmocone in Tamil

கூட்டுக் கூம்பு அறை

Forms of phragmocone

pluralphragmocones

Origin of phragmocone

From phragmo- + cone.

Questions about phragmocone

What does phragmocone mean?
Phragmocone means the chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.
What is phragmocone in Tamil?
Phragmocone in Tamil is கூட்டுக் கூம்பு அறை. See Phragmocone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phragmocone?
Phragmocone is a noun.
What is the plural of phragmocone?
The plural of phragmocone is phragmocones.

Words near phragmocone in the dictionary

  1. phragmobasidial
  2. phragmobasidiate
  3. phragmobasidium
  4. phragmoceratid
  5. phragmoceratids
  6. phragmocone
  7. phragmocones
  8. phragmoconic
  9. phragmocyttarous
  10. phragmoplast
  11. phragmoplasts

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