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o⋅to⋅lith

  [oht-l-ith]
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–noun
1. Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
2. statolith (def. 1).
Origin:
1825–35; oto- + -lith
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o·to·lith   (ō'tə-lĭth')   
n.  One of many minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates. Also called statolith.
o'to·lith'ic adj.
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Main Entry: oto·lith
Pronunciation: 'Ot-&l-"ith
Function: noun
: a calcareous concretion in the inner ear of a vertebrate or in theotocyst of an invertebrate that is especially conspicuous in many bony fishes where it forms a hard body and in most of the higher vertebrates where it is represented by a mass of small calcareousotoconia called also statolith —oto·lith·ic /"Ot-&l-'ith-ik/ adjective
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otolith o·to·lith (ō'tə-lĭth')
n.

  1. Any of numerous minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of certain lower vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates.

  2. See otosteon.

o'to·lith'ic adj.

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