lithocyst
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]lithocyst (plural lithocysts)
- (zoology) A sac containing otoliths, found in medusae and other invertebrates.
- (botany) A small, siliceous structure found in diatoms and some other types of algae that fills with gas or oil, controlling the buoyancy of the algae.