Cysticule

//ˈsɪstɪkjuːl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes.

    "The vestibule is divided into three compartments, - the 'alveus communis'[…]; the sac […]and the cysticule"

Example

More examples

"The vestibule is divided into three compartments, - the 'alveus communis'[…]; the sac […]and the cysticule"

Etymology

From cyst + -cule.

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