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cochlea (s) (noun), cochleas (ΓΌΓΆ)
1. A spiral univalve shell: In her biology book, Mary read that a cochlea applied to a a snail-shell.
2. The spiral cavity of the internal ear in higher vertebrates: In his biology class at school, Jeff learned about the cochlea that contained the organ of Corti n which sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses.
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