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Coch"le*a (?), n. [L., a snail, or snail shell, Gr. a snail, fr. a shellfish with a spiral shell.] Anat.
An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See Ear.
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