OTOLITH


Meaning of OTOLITH in English

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

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