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phonoreceptor

American

[foh-noh-ri-sep-ter] / ˌfoʊ noʊ rɪˈsɛp tər /

noun

Physiology, Biology.

a receptor stimulated by sound waves.

Etymology

Origin of phonoreceptor

phono- + receptor

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