Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C cochlea: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: coch•le•a Pronunciation: (kok'lē-u, kō'klē-u), [key] — pl. coch•le•ae coch•le•as. a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals. See diag. under Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cochlea (Thesaurus) Cochise cochlear duct TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: anomie Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language