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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lagena¹

< New Latin, special use of Latin lagēna flask, flagon; cognate with Greek lágȳnos

Word History and Origins

Origin of lagena¹

C19: Latin, a flask, from Greek lagēnos