sacculus
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sacculus
1615–25; < Latin, equivalent to sacc ( us ) sack 1 + -ulus -ule
Example Sentences
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Haec si, inquam, attuleris, venuste noster, Cenabis bene: nam tui Catulli Plenus sacculus est aranearum.
From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The very complex structure of the cochlea, one of the most elaborate and wonderful outcomes of adaptation in the mammal body, develops originally in very simple fashion as a flask-like projection from the sacculus.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
The cavity of this membranous labyrinth is filled with a fluid, the endolymph; and within the utriculus, sacculus and lagena are masses of inorganic matter called the otoliths.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
The utriculus and sacculus are in wide-open communication with each other and have almost become one.
From The Dancing Mouse A Study in Animal Behavior by Yerkes, Robert M.
The inner ear, which contains the sense organs, consists of a membranous bag, the chief parts of which are the utriculus, the sacculus, the lagena, and the three semicircular canals.
From Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. by Münsterberg, Hugo
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