Weber, E.G.

Japanese: ウェーバー,E.G. - うぇーばー
Weber, E.G.

…The hearing system of fish consists only of the inner ear, and lacks the so-called middle and outer ear. In carps (osteophytes) such as carp and catfish, the Weberian organ is present instead of the middle ear, and sound is transmitted from the swim bladder through the Weberian chain of ossicles to the inner ear. Amphibians and reptiles have a middle ear, but no outer ear, and the eardrum is exposed. …

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Japanese:

…魚類の聴覚器官は内耳だけからなり,いわゆる中耳や外耳を欠く。コイやナマズのようなコイ類(骨鰾(こつひよう)類)では中耳の代りにウェーバー器官があり,音はうきぶくろからウェーバー小骨連鎖を経て内耳に伝わる。両生類や爬虫類には中耳がみられるが,外耳はなく,鼓膜が露出している。…

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