statolithic

Variant of statolith

statolith definition

stato·lith (-lit̸h′)

noun

  1. Bot. any of the small, freely moving concretions, often a starch grain, found in statocysts
  2. Zool. otolith (sense )

Etymology: < Gr statos, standing (see statocyst) + -lith

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