cóclea

Meaning

cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

Concepts

cochlea

Synonyms

caracol

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Translations

cóclea

coclea

còclea

cochlée

Hörschnecke

caracol

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κοχλίας

koklea

Ohrschnecke

Innenohrschnecke

slakkenhuis

cóclea

cóclea

caragol

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Hyphenated as

có‧cle‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkoklea/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: cochlea

In summary

Borrowed from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”).