otolith
noun
- a tiny, bonelike particle or stony, platelike structure in the internal ear of lower vertebrates
- a similar calcareous concretion in the statocyst of many invertebrates
See otolith in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ōˈtə-lĭthˌ)
noun One of many minute calcareous particles found in the inner ear of vertebrates and in the statocysts of many invertebrates. Also called statolith.
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