| 释义 |
otolite|ˈəʊtəlaɪt|
[f. oto- + -lite.]
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1846Owen Lect. Comp. Anat. i. 211 The large size of the organ of hearing, and especially that of the hard otolites, also relate to the medium through which the sonorous vibrations are propagated to the fish. 1855H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (1872) I. i. ii. 38 Those atmospheric waves which..are conveyed to the minute otolites and rods of the inner ear, to be by them impressed on the auditory nerves. |