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Definition of Statocyst
1. Noun. A balance organ present in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Statocyst
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Statocyst
Literary usage of Statocyst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1911)
"Meanwhile the number of the animals considerably decreased, but in some tubes a
few individuals divided. V. THE statocyst ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Section of a statocyst and on a freely - projecting Ocellus of ... Section of a
statocyst st.ct Cavity of statocyst. con, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Section of a statocyst of with their conspicuous otoliths (con) and the inconspicuous
auditory cells, which are connected with the sub- umbral nerve - ring. ..."
4. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"In the base of the statocyst is a ridge, called the sensory cushion, and three
sets of ... The statocyst for many years was considered an auditory organ, ..."
5. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"In the base of the statocyst is a ridge, called the sensory cushion, and three
sets of ... The statocyst for many years was considered an auditory organ, ..."
6. An Introduction to Zoology by Robert William Hegner (1910)
"In the base of the statocyst is a ridge, called the sensory cushion, and three
sets of ... The statocyst for many years was considered an auditory organ, ..."
7. Fresh-water Biology by Henry Baldwin Ward, George Chandler Whipple (1918)
"6 (7) With one statocyst and pre-oval circular groove ... 7 (6) Without statocyst
or pre-oral circular groove. With ciliated pits. ..."
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