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Electroreception — Electroreception, sometimes written as electroception, is the biological ability to perceive electrical impulses. It is particularly common among aquatic creatures since conductors such as salt are more easily suspended in water than in air. It… … Wikipedia
electroreception — the ability to make and receive electrical impulses and use these to distinguish objects by the different resistance and capacitance values. Fish can communicate by modulating the electrical waveform they generate. Fish may use active… … Dictionary of ichthyology
electroreception — noun The biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and electrocommunication and particularly common among aquatic creatures (since salt water is a more efficient conductor than air). Syn: electroception … Wiktionary
electroreception — noun the detection by an aquatic animal of electric fields or currents. Derivatives electroreceptor noun … English new terms dictionary
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