Dictionary

statolith en · NOUN

Etymology

From stato- + -lith.

Meanings

1. Synonym of otolith.
2. A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
   • When the squid (or other cephalopod) accelerates, the statolith is pressed back in its “seat” like a person in a car. 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 110:
   • The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst. 2002, David Randall, Eckert Animal Physiology, page 242:

Forms

Synonyms

otolith

Translations (12)

fi statoliitti (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · be статаліт (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · fr statolithe (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · pl statolit (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · da statolit (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · hu sztatolit (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · es estatolito (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · io statolito (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · ro statolit (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · ru статоли́т (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · de Statolith (amyloplast involved in graviperception) · it statolite (amyloplast involved in graviperception)