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phonoreception

noun
/ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/UK/ˌfoʊnoʊɹəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/US

Etymology

From phono- + reception.

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

Definitions

  1. The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs

    The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs; hearing.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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