Definitions for otocystˈoʊ tə sɪst

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•to•cystˈoʊ tə sɪst(n.)

  1. Category: Zoology

    Ref: statocyst .

  2. one of a pair of pouches that form in the front part of the embryo by the infolding of a thickened area of ectoderm.

    Category: Developmental Biology

Origin of otocyst:

1875–80

o`to•cys′tic(adj.)

Wiktionary

  1. otocyst(Noun)

    An organ involved in balance and orientation.

  2. otocyst(Noun)

    The precursor of the inner ear.


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