| Name: | inner ear |
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| Synonyms: | ear, otic capsule, otocyst |
| Definition: | The auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) organ of the fish, equivalent to the inner ear of amniotes. (See Anatomical Atlas entry for ear by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000217] |
| Name: | lacks all parts of type |
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| Synonyms: | lacks all physical parts of type |
| Definition: | A quality of physical entities inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's lacking a physical part as specified by the additional entity. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002000] |
| Name: | otolith |
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| Synonyms: | immature otolith, immature otoliths, statolith |
| Definition: | Portion of organism substance composed of calcium carbonate located in the otolith organ and positioned over a sensory macula; two form in each vesicle during the late segmentation period. (Also see Anatomical Atlas entry for otolith by T. Whitfield.) |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001617] |