Lithocyst
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lithocyst is a noun meaning (zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
Meaning
(zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
More Meanings
- (botany) A small, siliceous structure found in diatoms and some other types of algae that fills with gas or oil, controlling the buoyancy of the algae.
Word Forms
- lithocysts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lithistid, phyllocyst, lithokelyphopedion, somatocyst, chylocyst, pneumatocyst.
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