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utricle

ut·ricle

UK/ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/ uncommon

noun

1.

a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open

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Origin

Borrowed from French utricule or Latin ūtriculus (“a small skin or leathern bottle”), diminutive of ūter (“a bag or bottle made of an animal's hide”). Doublet of utriculus.

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