living chamber

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounliving chamber (plural living chambers)

plural living chambers

  1. biologyThe 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

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APA

living chamber. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20chamber

MLA

“living chamber.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20chamber. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “living chamber,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20chamber.

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