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siphuncle
A thread-like strand of tissue found in the chambered shell of a cephalopod mollusc, notably in nautiluses, cuttlefish, and Spirula, although in cuttlefish it is indistinct. The siphuncle passes longitudinally through small openings in the walls that divide the chambers of the shell and is used primarily for emptying water from the chambers.
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