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lagena

lagena noun: the upper part of the cochlear duct.

Noun

lagena (plural lagenas or lagenae or lagenæ)

  1. The upper part of the cochlear duct.
  2. A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates.
  3. (historical) A wine-vase; an amphora.

lagena meaning in Tamil

lagena in Tamil

லெஜினா

Forms of lagena

plurallagenas
plurallagenae
plurallagenæ

Origin of lagena

From Latin lagēna (“flagon; large flask”), from Ancient Greek λάγηνος (lágēnos, “flask, pitcher”). alternative form of λᾰ́γῡνος (lắgūnos)

Words formed from lagena

Questions about lagena

What does lagena mean?
Lagena means the upper part of the cochlear duct.
What is lagena in Tamil?
Lagena in Tamil is லெஜினா. See Lagena meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is lagena?
Lagena is a noun.
What is the plural of lagena?
The plural of lagena is lagenas.

Words near lagena in the dictionary

  1. Lagayan
  2. Lagden
  3. Lagdungan
  4. lage
  5. Lage Zwaluwe
  6. lagena
  7. lagenae
  8. lagenar
  9. lagenar macula
  10. lagenar maculae
  11. lagenas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lagena (page history and authors); lagena (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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