OTOLITH


Meaning of OTOLITH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈō-tə-ˌlith ]

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 ˌō-tə-ˈli-thik adjective

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