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cochlea (n.)
"spiral cavity of the inner ear," 1680s, from Latin
cochlea
"snail shell," from Greek
kokhlias
"snail, screw," etc., from
kokhlos
"spiral shell," perhaps related to
konkhos
"mussel, conch."