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cochleas

cochleas is the plural of cochlea.

Meaning of cochlea

Noun

cochlea (plural cochleae or cochleas)

  1. The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
  2. A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.

Questions about cochleas

What is cochleas the plural of?
Cochleas is the plural of cochlea.

Words near cochleas in the dictionary

  1. cochlearia
  2. cochleariform
  3. cochlearium
  4. cochlearly
  5. cochleary
  6. cochleas
  7. cochleate
  8. cochleated
  9. cochleately
  10. cochleates
  11. cochleiform

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