Statolith

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of otolith.
  2. 2
    A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.

    "The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst."

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otolithotolith

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"The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst."

Etymology

From stato- + -lith.

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