cochlea
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cochlea
- /ˈkɒk.li.ə/ UK
- /ˈkoʊ.kli.ə/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɑ.kli.ə/ Atlantic Canada, US
- /ˈkɒk.li.ə/ Canada, dialectal
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Borrowed from Latin cochlea (“a snail”), from Ancient Greek κόχλιας (kókhlias, “a snail with a spiral shell”).
noun cochleae · cochleas
- The complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear of higher vertebrates, which contains the organ of Corti and in which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
- A spiral-shaped shell, especially that of a snail.
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Talk about this word "cochlea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cochlea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cochlea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cochlea "cochlea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cochlea.Cite this
@misc{cochlea_2026,
title = {cochlea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cochlea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
