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electroreception

noun

Etymology

From electro- + reception.

  1. derived from receptiō
  2. derived from reception
  3. inherited from recepcion,reception
  4. prefixed as electroreception — “electro + reception”

Definitions

  1. The biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and…

    The biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and electrocommunication and particularly common among aquatic creatures (since salt water is a more efficient conductor than air).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for electroreception. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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