墨ぼく汁じゅう嚢のう

noun

ink sac (of cephalopods)

Zoological term for the organ that produces and stores ink in squid, octopus, and related animals. Also referred to as 墨袋 (すみぶくろ).

See also: 墨袋

• イカの墨ぼく汁じゅう嚢のうから取とり出だした墨すみは料りょう理りに使つかわれる。

  Ink extracted from the squid's ink sac is used in cooking.

• 解かい剖ぼう中ちゅうに墨ぼく汁じゅう嚢のうを傷きずつけると、墨すみが飛とび散ちる。

  If you damage the ink sac during dissection, the ink will splatter.