statolith

English

Etymology

From stato- +‎ -lith.

Noun

statolith (plural statoliths)

2. (anatomy, medicine) Synonym of otolith.
4. A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
   • 2002, David Randall, Eckert Animal Physiology‎, page 242:

     The statolith is either acquired from the animal's surroundings or secreted by the epithelial cells of the statocyst.

   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 110:

     When the squid (or other cephalopod) accelerates, the statolith is pressed back in its “seat” like a person in a car.

Translations

amyloplast involved in graviperception

Belarusian: статаліт m (statalit) Danish: statolit c Finnish: statoliitti French: statolithe m German: Statolith m Hungarian: sztatolit Ido: statolito (io) Italian: statolite m Polish: statolit m Romanian: statolit (ro) n Russian: статоли́т (ru) m (statolít) Spanish: estatolito m