statolith
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
Example Sentences
- "The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst."
- "When the squid (or other cephalopod) accelerates, the statolith is pressed back in its “seat” like a person in a car."
Etymology
From stato- + -lith.