stato'lithic
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statolith (ˈstætəʊlɪθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Also called: otolith any of the granules of calcium carbonate occurring in a statocyst: movement of statoliths, caused by a change in position of the animal, stimulates hair cells, which convey the information to the brain by nerve fibres |
| 2. | any of various movable inclusions, such as starch grains, that occur in plant cells and are thought to function in geotropic responses |
| stato'lithic | |
| —adj | |
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