utricle

Meaning

1. A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
2. A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:
3. A small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant:

Synonyms

utriculus

pocket

vesicle

windbag

Translations

utricle

θυλάκιο

ασκός

utricule

otricolo

utricolo

içkulakta bir boşluk

kırbacık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjuː.tɹɪk.əl/

Etymology

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.