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statocyst
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水生無脊椎動物に見られる平衡感覚用の器官。嚢状の構造内に、重石（statolith）と多数の神経支配された毛（setae）が含まれており、脊椎動物の耳石の祖先とされる。
（ plural ）
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(zoology) An organ of balance found in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae. Ancestral to vertebrate otolith (their organ of hearing and balance).
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statocyst
Under the microscope, the biologists observed how the statocyst, a sac containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae, allowed the sea anemone to sense its orientation.
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Under the microscope, the biologists observed how the statocyst, a sac containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae, allowed the sea anemone to sense its orientation.
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