otocyst Meaning, Definition & Usage

O"to*cyst noun
Etymology
Oto- + cyst.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl. & Anat.) An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.

Webster 1913