lithocyst (English, noun)
expansion: lithocyst (plural lithocysts)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
zoology
glosses: A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
topics: biology
botany
natural-sciences
glosses: A small, siliceous structure found in diatoms and some other types of algae that fills with gas or oil, controlling the buoyancy of the algae.
Forms:
form: lithocysts
tags: plural