- rheoreceptor
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/ree"oh ri sep'teuhr/, n.a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.[1945-50; RHEO- + RECEPTOR]
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Universalium. 2010.
rheoreceptor
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rheoreceptor — current receptor lateral line organs … Dictionary of ichthyology
rheoreceptor — n. [Gr. rheein, to flow; L. recipere, to receive] A sensory structure that signals the presence or strength of water currents … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
