Etymology

phragmocone

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Today it means: The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae. Full definition →

First used 19th c.
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The story

From phragmo- + cone.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The chambered portion of the shell of certain cephalopods, divided by septa into camerae.

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