Meaning of shell sac | Babel Free

Definitions

The sac in which the shell of a mollusc is secreted during development; (now especially) the fold of mantle in which a cephalopod secretes its pen or gladius.

Examples

“Baby cephalopods, even octopuses, all have a shell sac, which is comparable to the mantle folds that baby clams and snails use to make their shells.”

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