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otolith
[ oht-l-ith ]
noun
- Anatomy, Zoology. a calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
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Derived Forms
- ˌotoˈlithic, adjective
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Example Sentences
The Leydigian or nuchal organ is supposed to be auditory and to contain an otolith.
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Otolith: a little ear-bone: granules or concretions found in an otocyst.
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There are tentacles and otolith vesicles as very delicate organs of feeling, or possibly of hearing also.
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The otolith apparatus of the cat can render it no service in free descent.
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The dorsal half of the otolith is pigmented: the ventral half is without pigment.
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