Feminine

coclea

Meaning

  1. (feminine) cochlea
  2. (feminine) Archimedes screw

Concepts

acoustic nerve-related

Synonyms

tromba di eustachio

Hyphenated as
cò‧cle‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɔ.kle.a/
Etymology

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

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