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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open;
[syn: utricle, utriculus]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Utricle \U"tri*cle\, n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle, dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide: cf. F. utricule.] [1913 Webster] 1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or seaweed. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg, animal, or plant. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of goosefoot. --Gray. [1913 Webster] 4. (Anat.) A utriculus. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

utricle n 1: a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: utricle, utriculus]