OTOCYST
Etymology
Noun
otocyst (plural otocysts)
(invertebrate zoology) An organ involved in balance and orientation.
(vertebrate embryology) The precursor of the inner ear.
Source: Wiktionary
O"to*cyst, n. Etym: [Oto- + cyst.] (Zoöl. & Anat.)
Definition: An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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