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otolith


oto·lith

noun \ˈōt-əl-ˌith\

Definition of OTOLITH

: a calcareous concretion in the inner ear of a vertebrate or in the otocyst of an invertebrate that is especially conspicuous in many bony fishes where it forms a hard body and in most of the higher vertebrates where it is represented by a mass of small calcareous otoconia—called also statolith
oto·lith·ic \ˌōt-əl-ˈith-ik\ adjective

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