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UTRICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does utricle mean?
• UTRICLE (noun)
The noun UTRICLE has 1 sense:
1. a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
Familiarity information: UTRICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small pouch into which the semicircular canals open
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
utricle; utriculus
Hypernyms ("utricle" is a kind of...):
pocket; pouch ((anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican))
Holonyms ("utricle" is a part of...):
membranous labyrinth (the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth)
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