statolith

English

Etymology

From stato- +‎ -lith.

Noun

statolith (plural statoliths)

1. A specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates.
   • 2002, David Randall, Eckert Animal Physiology‎^[1], 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.

Synonyms

• otolith

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