otolith

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈəʊtəʊˌlɪθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ōt′l ith)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•to•lith  (ōt′l ith),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologya calcareous concretion in the internal ear of vertebrates.
  2. Zoology, Botanystatolith (def. 1).
  • oto- + -lith 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
otolith / ˈəʊtəʊˌlɪθ/
  1. any of the granules of calcium carbonate in the inner ear of vertebrates. Movement of otoliths, caused by a change in position of the animal, stimulates sensory hair cells, which convey the information to the brain
ˌotoˈlithic
'otolith' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ear stone - oto-

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