lagena
[ luh-jee-nuh ]
noun,plural la·ge·nae [luh-jee-nee]. /ləˈdʒi ni/. Zoology.
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
Origin of lagena
1<New Latin, special use of Latin lagēna flask, flagon; cognate with Greek lágȳnos
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British Dictionary definitions for lagena
lagena
/ (ləˈdʒiːnə) /
noun
a bottle with a narrow neck
an outgrowth of the sacculus in the ear of fishes and amphibians, thought to be homologous to the cochlea of mammals
Origin of lagena
1C19: Latin, a flask, from Greek lagēnos
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