n.
Pronunciation: ' ō -t ə - ˌ lith
Function: noun
Etymology: French otolithe, from ot- + -lithe -lith
Date: circa 1836
: a calcareous concretion in the inner ear of a vertebrate or in the otocyst of an invertebrate
– oto · lith · ic \ ˌ ō -t ə - ' li-thik \ adjective