cysticule

English

Etymology

From cyst +‎ -cule.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪstɪkjuːl/

Noun

cysticule (plural cysticules)

  1. (anatomy) An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes.
    • 1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:
      The vestibule is divided into three compartments, - the 'alveus communis' […] ; the sac […] and the cysticule

References

“cysticule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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