basilar membrane

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1. a membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti (noun.body)

hypernym	:	membrane, tissue layer,
definition	:	a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants (noun.body)

part meronym	:	cochlea,
definition	:	the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti (noun.body)