SACCULUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A small sac or pouch (especially the smaller chamber of the membranous labyrinth)

Synonyms:

saccule; sacculus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sacculus" is a kind of...):

sac (a structure resembling a bag in an animal)

Holonyms ("sacculus" is a part of...):

membranous labyrinth (the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth)

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