- electroreceptor
- noun Date: 1958 a vertebrate organ found especially in fish that contains sensory cells capable of detecting electric fields
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
electroreceptor
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electroreceptor — an organ which detects the presence of an electric current. They are particularly receptive to their own electrical fields and can detect perturbations caused by other fishes and objects. Found, for example, on such weakly electric fishes as… … Dictionary of ichthyology
electroreceptor — /i lek troh ri sep teuhr/, n. Zool. any of an array of tiny, electrically sensitive ampullar organs present in sharks, electric eels, catfish, and certain other fishes, each organ being composed of a bundle of nerve fibers and sensory cells… … Universalium
electroreceptor — noun A cell or organ responsible for electroreception … Wiktionary
electroreceptor — elec·tro·receptor … English syllables
electroreceptor — ə̇¦lektrōˌ noun Etymology: electr + receptor : a vertebrate organ found especially in fish that contains sensory cells capable of detecting electrical fields … Useful english dictionary
bulbus organ — electroreceptor (an organ which detects the presence of an electric current) … Dictionary of ichthyology
C-mormyromast — electroreceptor (an organ which detects the presence of an electric current) … Dictionary of ichthyology
tuberous organ — electroreceptor (an organ which detects the presence of an electric current. They are particularly receptive to their own electrical fields and can detect perturbations caused by other fishes and objects. Found, for example, on such weakly… … Dictionary of ichthyology
tuberous receptor — electroreceptor (an organ which detects the presence of an electric current. They are particularly receptive to their own electrical fields and can detect perturbations caused by other fishes and objects. Found, for example, on such weakly… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Ampullae of Lorenzini — The ampullae of Lorenzini are special sensing organs, forming a network of jelly filled canals found on elasmobranchs (sharks and rays) and Chimaera . Each ampulla consists of a jelly filled canal opening to the surface by a pore in the skin and… … Wikipedia
