Definitions for otocyst

otocyst o·to·cyst

Spelling: [oh-tuh-sist]
IPA: /ˈoʊ tə sɪst/

Otocyst is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 87 anagrams from letters in otocyst (coostty).

Definitions for otocyst

noun

  1. a statocyst.
  2. auditory vesicle.

Origin of otocyst

First recorded in 1875-80; oto- + -cyst

Examples for otocyst

In Selachians the otocyst remains in the adult open to the exterior by the ductus endolymphaticus.

The otocyst or auditory organ agrees in its main features with that of other vertebrates.

In various Teleosts the swimbladder enters into intimate relations with the otocyst.

otocyst: The cavity, or cyst, which contains the essential parts of an organ of hearing.

Otolith: a little ear-bone: granules or concretions found in an otocyst.

Neither of these pairs of nerves seems connected with an otocyst.

Word Value for otocyst
Scrable

12

Words with friends

12

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