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lagena
[ luh-jee-nuh ]
noun
, Zoology.
, plural la·ge·nae [l, uh, -, jee, -nee].
- an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
lagena
/ ləˈdʒiːnə /
noun
- a bottle with a narrow neck
- an outgrowth of the sacculus in the ear of fishes and amphibians, thought to be homologous to the cochlea of mammals
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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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