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Noun: labyrinth  la-bu-rinth
  1. Complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
    "The children had fun exploring the hedge labyrinth";
    - maze
     
  2. A complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
    "The labyrinth houses the cochlea and semicircular canals";
    - inner ear, internal ear

Derived forms: labyrinths

Type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor, system

Part of: auditory apparatus

Encyclopedia: Labyrinth