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noun
An organ involved in balance and orientation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: invertebrate zoology
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noun
The precursor of the inner ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: vertebrate embryology
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History
From oto- + cyst.
