sacculus
Americannoun
plural
sacculiEtymology
Origin of sacculus
1615–25; < Latin, equivalent to sacc ( us ) sack 1 + -ulus -ule
Example Sentences
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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
Haec si, inquam, attuleris, Fabulle noster, Caenabis bene: nam tui Catulli Plenus sacculus est aranearum.
From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard
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 ear sac, of which the chief divisions are the utriculus and the sacculus, with which the canals communicate, is not shown well in this drawing.
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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