- otocystic
- adjective see otocyst
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
otocystic
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otocystic — See otocyst. * * * … Universalium
otocystic — adj. of an otocyst; pertaining to the organ which maintains equilibrium in some animals (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
otocystic — oto·cys·tic … English syllables
otocystic — adjective see otocyst … Useful english dictionary
otocyst — otocystic /oh teuh sis tik/, adj. /oh teuh sist/, n. 1. a statocyst. 2. See auditory vesicle. [1875 80; OTO + CYST] * * * … Universalium
otocyst — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary; from its probable auditory function Date: 1877 a fluid containing organ of many invertebrates that contains an otolith ; statocyst • otocystic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
otocyst — [ōt′ō sist΄] n. [ OTO + CYST] 1. Embryology the hollow chamber of ectoderm that develops into the vertebrate inner ear 2. Zool. STATOCYST (sense 2) otocystic adj … English World dictionary
