Found 2 items, similar to utricle.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: utricle
utricle
n : a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn:
utriculus]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Utricle
Utricle
\U"tri*cle\, n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle,
dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's
hide: cf. F. utricule.]
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1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or
seaweed.
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2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg,
animal, or plant.
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3. (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of
goosefoot. --Gray.
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4. (Anat.) A utriculus.
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