noun
a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
• Syn: ↑internal ear, ↑labyrinth
• Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor
• Part Holonyms: ↑auditory apparatus
• Part Meronyms:
↑neuroepithelium, ↑membranous labyrinth, ↑bony labyrinth, ↑osseous labyrinth, ↑endolymph, ↑perilymph, ↑semicircular canal, ↑cochlea, ↑labyrinthine artery, ↑artery of the labyrinth, ↑internal auditory artery, ↑labyrinthine vein, ↑internal auditory vein
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noun, pl ⋯ ears [count]
biology : the part of the ear that is located within your head and that controls hearing and balance — compare ↑outer ear
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the parts of the ear which form the organs of balance and hearing, including the ↑cochlea
Useful english dictionary. 2012.