单词 | electroreceptor |
释义 | electroreceptor[ ih-lek-troh-ri-sep-ter ] / ɪˌlɛk troʊ rɪˈsɛp tər / noun Zoology.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 within a gel-filled conducting duct that can pick up weak electrical currents emitted by creatures moving in the water. Origin of electroreceptorelectro- + receptor Words nearby electroreceptorelectroplaque, electroplate, electroplating, electropolish, electropositive, electroreceptor, electroreduction, electrorefining, electroretinogram, electroretinograph, electroretinography Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for electroreceptorelectroreceptor / (ɪˈlɛktrəʊrɪˌsɛptə) / nounzoology an organ, present in some fishes, that detects electrical discharges Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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