| cochlea | 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 |
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| cochlea | of or relating to the cochlea of the ear |
| cochlea | a genus of the family Cruciferae |
| cochlea | a widely distributed arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy |
| cochlea | boatbills |
| cochlea | tropical American heron related to night herons |