otocyst (ˈəʊtəʊˌsɪst) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | another name for statocyst |
| 2. | the embryonic structure in vertebrates that develops into the inner ear in the adult |
| oto'cystic | |
| —adj | |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
otocyst o·to·cyst (ō'tə-sĭst')
n.
The structure formed by invagination of the embryonic ectodermal tissue that develops into the inner ear.