Lagena

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The upper part of the cochlear duct.
  2. 2
    A similar structure, shaped like a flask, that is a hearing organ in some vertebrates.
  3. 3
    A wine-vase; an amphora. historical

Etymology

From Latin lagēna (“flagon; large flask”), from Ancient Greek λάγηνος (lágēnos, “flask, pitcher”). alternative form of λᾰ́γῡνος (lắgūnos)

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