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Muscular hydrostat
A muscular hydrostat is a biological structure that contains muscles, but has no skeletal support. It also achieves its hydraulic movement without fluid in a separate compartment as a hydrostatic skeleton does. Common examples of muscular hydrostats include tongues, elephant trunks, the bodies of many worms and the arms of cephalopods such as octopodes and squid.
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