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Webster 1913 Edition
Lithocyst
Lith′o-cyst
(lĭth′ō̍-sĭst)
, Noun.
[
Litho-
+ cyst
.] (Zool.)
A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths). They are found in many Medusæ, and other invertebrates, and are supposed to be auditory organs.
Definition 2024
lithocyst
lithocyst
English
Noun
lithocyst (plural lithocysts)
- (zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.