Definition of "otoliths" [otoliths]

• Plural form of otolith. (noun)

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• "There are also some curious little stones called otoliths, lying in some parts of this fluid, and they, by their rolling to and fro, probably keep up the motion and prolong the sound."
• "In others the ear cavity contains certain minute solid bodies, known as otoliths, which in the same way play upon the nerve fibres."
• "At 1,700 to 4,300 meters (~1-1. 9 miles): Coryphaenoides brevibarbis, with tiny bones in its ear, known as otoliths, that have growth bands countable like tree rings to reveal the fish's age."