ˈōd.əˌsist noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ot- + -cyst; originally formed as French otocyste
1. : one of the supposed auditory organs of many invertebrates that contains a fluid and otoliths : statocyst
2. : otic vesicle
• oto·cys·tic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sistik adjective