cetotolite

noun

cet·​oto·​lite

sēˈtōtᵊlˌīt

plural -s

: a fossil bone of a whale

usually : one of the often detached and well-preserved tympanic or petrosal bones

Word History

Etymology

cet- + otolite "ear bone"

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