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单词 electroreception
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Definition of electroreception in English:

electroreception

noun ɪlɛktrəʊrɪˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəˌlektrōrəˈsepSH(ə)n
mass noun
  • The detection by an aquatic animal of electric fields or currents.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It has been proposed that the nasal tentacles of the starnosed mole Condylura cristata might be used for a form of electroreception underwater, although this has been disputed.
    • Also given are some mechanisms of sensation, for which we have no experience: infrared vision, electroreception, and vibration detection by lateral line organs.
    • The paddlefish uses its electrosense for detecting planktonic food, a novel adaptation of passive electroreception based on an extensive array of ampullary receptors on its head and elongated rostrum.
    • It is the electroreception system that allows them to navigate through the muddy dark waters they dwell in.
    • Muscle contractions also produce little surges of electrical activity that a shark can detect using electroreception.
    • According to Moller, the rays do not use vision for hunting in this mode, but rely on pressure and electroreception alone.
    • Finally, the remaining sensory system - one that is unique to sharks - is electroreception.

Derivatives

  • electroreceptor

  • noun
    • Electroreceptor cells have been extensively studied in a variety of species.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In active electroreception, the animal senses its surrounding environment by generating electric fields and detecting distortions in these fields using electroreceptor organs.
 
 

Definition of electroreception in US English:

electroreception

nounəˌlektrōrəˈsepSH(ə)n
  • The detection by an aquatic animal of electric fields or currents.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The paddlefish uses its electrosense for detecting planktonic food, a novel adaptation of passive electroreception based on an extensive array of ampullary receptors on its head and elongated rostrum.
    • Muscle contractions also produce little surges of electrical activity that a shark can detect using electroreception.
    • Finally, the remaining sensory system - one that is unique to sharks - is electroreception.
    • It is the electroreception system that allows them to navigate through the muddy dark waters they dwell in.
    • According to Moller, the rays do not use vision for hunting in this mode, but rely on pressure and electroreception alone.
    • It has been proposed that the nasal tentacles of the starnosed mole Condylura cristata might be used for a form of electroreception underwater, although this has been disputed.
    • Also given are some mechanisms of sensation, for which we have no experience: infrared vision, electroreception, and vibration detection by lateral line organs.
 
 
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