living chamber en · NOUN
Meanings
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The part of a cephalopod's shell which is physically occupied by the animal's body, as opposed to those chambers that serve to provide buoyancy.
Although most of the animal's body is in the living chamber, it maintains a slight presence in the phragmocone to control the gas-to-fluid ratio.
2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| living chambers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |