phonoreceptorn.
/ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)rᵻˈsɛptə/, U.S. /ˌfoʊnoʊrəˈsɛptər/ Biology.
A structure in a living organism which responds to sound or similar vibrations; an organ of sound perception.
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phonoreceptor1934
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1934 C. J. Warden et al. Introd. Compar. Psychol. 144 Many of the insects possess chordotonal organs.., and these are commonly regarded as phonoreceptors.
1968 D. W. Wood Princ. Animal Physiol. ix. 191 The most primitive phonoreceptor in vertebrates is the lateral line organ-system of fishes and a few amphibians.
1969 Science 14 Nov. 885/1 The sound of the stridulation is received by a phonoreceptor of the female.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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