— cochlear , adj.
/kok"lee euh, koh"klee euh/ , n. , pl. cochleae /kok"lee ee', -lee uy', koh"klee ee', -klee uy'/ , cochleas . Anat.
a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals. See diag. under ear .
[ 1530-40; kochlías snail (with spiral shell), screw, prob. akin to kónche CONCH ]