Cochleae

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cochleae
       See {cochlea}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cochlea


       n : the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the
           modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve
           impulses by the Organ of Corti
       [also: {cochleae} (pl)]