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otocysts

otocysts is the plural of otocyst.

Meaning of otocyst

Noun

otocyst (plural otocysts)

  1. (invertebrate zoology) An organ involved in balance and orientation.
    • If the otocysts were removed from these animals, they swam normally and no peculiarities were observed in their behavior.1898, E. P. Lyon, “The Functions of the Otocyst”, in The Journal of Comparative Neurology, volume 8
  2. (vertebrate embryology) The precursor of the inner ear.

Questions about otocysts

What is otocysts the plural of?
Otocysts is the plural of otocyst.

Words near otocysts in the dictionary

  1. otocranes
  2. otocranial
  3. otocranium
  4. otocyst
  5. otocystic
  6. otocysts
  7. otodental syndrome
  8. otodontid
  9. otodontids
  10. otodynia
  11. Otoe

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