Meanings
nounstatolith (plural statoliths)
plural statoliths
- A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
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 2421 more example
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of otolith.
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Danish statolit
- statolitamyloplast involved in graviperception
Finnish statoliitti
- statoliittiamyloplast involved in graviperception
French statolithe
- statolitheamyloplast involved in graviperception
German Statolith
- Statolithamyloplast involved in graviperception
Hungarian sztatolit
- sztatolitamyloplast involved in graviperception
Italian statolite
- statoliteamyloplast involved in graviperception
Polish statolit
- statolitamyloplast involved in graviperception
Romanian statolit
- statolitamyloplast involved in graviperception
Russian статоли́т
- статоли́т (statolít)amyloplast involved in graviperception
Spanish estatolito
- estatolitoamyloplast involved in graviperception
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statolith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statolith
MLA
“statolith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statolith. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statolith,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statolith.
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