electroreceptorn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊrᵻˈsɛptə/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊrəˈsɛptər/, /iˌlɛktroʊrəˈsɛptər/ Zoology.
Each of a number of minute sensory organs which are sensitive to electric fields or currents, as in sharks and certain other fishes.
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electroreceptor1958
1958 Jrnl. Exper. Biol. 35 184 The transfer of such a receptor, which in its most primitive form projects over the surface of the body and is covered by a jelly-like cupola, into an electro receptor which is sunk below the surface, may appear a formidable difficulty.
1974 D. Webster & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. xi. 264 In the weakly electric mormyrid fishes..it is suspected that the cerebellum mediates the fine control of their electroreceptor and electroeffector organs.
2006 Brain Res. 1110 207/2 Electroreceptors of the paddlefish may synchronize due to a noise-induced transition in electroreceptor firing patterns.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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