ampulla
noun
a dilated portion of a canal or duct, especially of the semicircular canals of the ear.
ampullae
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pluralof ampulla.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Dehnhardt and his colleagues noticed the pits on the bottlenose dolphins looked a lot like ampullae on sharks, which are a line of small pores near their mouths that allow them to detect electric fields.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2023
And all species have something that sounds as if it came from a Harry Potter novel: ampullae of Lorenzini, receptors that respond to electrical fields, which all animals generate.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
The captain, named Julia Hartl, turned on the engine to attract sharks, which have excellent hearing as well as electroreceptors on their noses, called ampullae of Lorenzini, that pick up engine impulses.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 2, 2015
The semicircular canals contain several ampullae, with some oriented horizontally and others oriented vertically.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In Figure 7 the ampullae of the three canals are marked respectively, ampulla anterior, ampulla posterior, and ampulla externa.
From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Robert M. Yerkes
