First Known Use: 1902
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statocyst
noun stato·cyst \-ˌsist\
Definition of STATOCYST
: an organ of equilibrium found in usually aquatic invertebrates that is typically a fluid-filled vesicle lined with sensory hairs which detect the position of suspended statoliths
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