ampulla of Lorenzini
Ichthyol.
noun
Each of numerous sensory structures in the head of some fish, especially elasmobranchs, consisting of small sacs sensitive to electric fields and connected to the surface by narrow tubes; usually plural.
Origin
Late 19th century. From the name of Stefano Lorenzini, 17th-cent. Italian physician, who described them.
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