English Dictionary

living chamber

名詞

(zoology) 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.

日本語の意味

(動物学) 頭足類（たとえばナウティラス）の貝殻のうち、実際に動物の体が収まっている部分。これは、浮力を得るために空洞となっている他の部屋と区別される部分を指す。

The researcher carefully measured the curvature of the nautilus's living chamber to determine how its soft body fit the shell.

研究者はオウムガイの体室の曲率を慎重に測定し、軟体部が殻にどう収まっているかを調べた。

意味（1）

(zoology) 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.

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.

living chambers （ plural ）