Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bony structure of the middle and inner ear of a vertebrate, containing the essential parts of the organ of hearing.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged.
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- noun anatomy The
cavity in theskull in which the parts of theinternal ear are located.
Etymologies
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oto-- + + Ancient Greek skull.
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