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Sac vs Statocyst - What's the difference?

sac | statocyst |

As nouns the difference between sac and statocyst

is that sac is while statocyst is a balance organ present in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae.

As a proper noun sac

is .

sac

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sac.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A bag or pouch inside a plant or animal that typically contains a fluid.
    • Derived terms
    * vocal sac

    Etymology 2

    Abbreviation of sacrifice.

    Verb

  • (senseid)(transitive, informal, games) To sacrifice.
    • Kasparov sacked his queen early on in the game to gain a positional advantage against Kramnik.
    I kept saccing monsters at the altar until I was rewarded with a new weapon.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (senseid)(transitive, informal, games) A sacrifice.
    • Kasparov's queen sac early in the game gained him a positional advantage against Kramnik.

    Etymology 3

    See sake, soc.

    Noun

  • (UK, legal, obsolete) The privilege, formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines.
    • (Cowell)

    Anagrams

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    statocyst

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia statocyst) (en noun)
  • A balance organ present in some aquatic invertebrates, consisting of a sac-like structure containing a statolith and numerous innervated setae.