Definition of phragmacone. Meaning of phragmacone. Synonyms of phragmacone

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Definition of phragmacone

phragmacone
Phragmocone Phrag"mo*cone, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fence, an inclosure + ? a cone.] (Zo["o]l.) The thin chambered shell attached to the anterior end of a belemnite. [Written also phragmacone.]

Meaning of phragmacone from wikipedia

- The phragmocone is the chambered portion of the s**** of a cephalopod. It is divided by septa into camerae. In most nautiloids and ammonoids, the phragmocone...