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1. (n.) utricle
a small baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
2. utricle
a thin bladderlike pericarp or seed vessel of a plant.
3. utricle
the larger of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear, adjoining the semicircular canals.
Etymology: (1725–35; < L utriculus, dim. of uter bag; see -cle1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) utricle, utriculus
a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
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1. (noun) utricle
a little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed
2. (noun) utricle
a microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant
3. (noun) utricle
a small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot
4. (noun) utricle
a utriculus
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