rheoreceptor

rheoreceptor
/ree"oh ri sep'teuhr/, n.
a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
[1945-50; RHEO- + RECEPTOR]

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Universalium. 2010.

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  • rheoreceptor — n. [Gr. rheein, to flow; L. recipere, to receive] A sensory structure that signals the presence or strength of water currents …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • rheoreceptor — /ree oh ri sep teuhr/, n. a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents. [1945 50; RHEO + RECEPTOR] …   Useful english dictionary

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