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Meaning of LAGENA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\La*ge"na\, n.; pl. L. {Lagen[ae]}, E. {Lagenas}. [L., a
flask; cf. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.)
The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles;
an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,
in fishes and amphibians.
 
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