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单词 electroreception
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electroreceptionn.

Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊrᵻˈsɛpʃn/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊrəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/, /iˌlɛktroʊrəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: electro- comb. form, reception n.
Etymology: < electro- comb. form + reception n., after electroreceptor n.
Zoology.
The detection of electric fields or currents by an animal as a sensory stimulus.
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conductivity1881
fusion1892
facilitation1894
reciprocal innervation1896
chemoreception1901
photoreception1902
neurotropism1905
proprioception1906
cheirokinaesthesia1913
schema1920
recruitment1923
conductance1926
volley1928
rectification1941
supersensitivity1949
mechanoreception1958
neurotransmission1961
electroreception1963
phototransduction1972
somatotopy1976
1963 Science 6 Dec. 1336/1 (title) Threshold values for electroreception in some gymnotids.
1985 R. G. Bailey in K. Banister & A. Campbell Encycl. Underwater Life 43/2 There are electro-reception centers in part of the enlarged cerebellum of the brain (giving mormyrids the largest brains to be found among lower vertebrate animals).
2002 P. Herring Biol. Deep Ocean vi. 131 Many elasmobranchs (and some other fishes and amphibians) have neuromast organs specially modified for electroreception.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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