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lagena

[ luh-jee-nuh ]

noun

, Zoology.
, plural la·ge·nae [l, uh, -, jee, -nee].
  1. an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.


lagena

/ ləˈdʒiːnə /

noun

  1. a bottle with a narrow neck
  2. an outgrowth of the sacculus in the ear of fishes and amphibians, thought to be homologous to the cochlea of mammals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lagena1

< New Latin, special use of Latin lagēna flask, flagon; cognate with Greek lágȳnos
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lagena1

C19: Latin, a flask, from Greek lagēnos

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