rheoreceptor

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

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • rheoreceptor — current receptor lateral line organs …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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

  • 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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