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rheoreceptor
[
ree
-oh-ri-sep-ter]
/ˈri oʊ rɪˌsɛp tər/
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noun
1.
a
receptor
of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
Origin of
rheoreceptor
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1945-1950
First recorded in
1945-50;
rheo-
+
receptor
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British Dictionary definitions for
rheoreceptors
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rheoreceptor
/
ˈriːərɪˌsɛptə
/
noun
1.
(
zoology
) a receptor in fish and some amphibians that responds to water currents
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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