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electroceptor

electroceptor is the alternative form of electroreceptor.

Meaning of electroreceptor

Noun

electroreceptor (plural electroreceptors)

  1. a cell or organ responsible for electroreception

Forms of electroceptor

pluralelectroceptors

Origin of electroceptor

From electro- + -ceptor.

Questions about electroceptor

What is electroceptor the alternative form of?
Electroceptor is the alternative form of electroreceptor.

Words near electroceptor in the dictionary

  1. electrocauterizing
  2. electrocautery
  3. electrocement
  4. electroception
  5. electroceptive
  6. electroceptor
  7. electroceptors
  8. electroceramic
  9. electroceramics
  10. electrocerebral
  11. electroceutical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: electroceptor (page history and authors); electroreceptor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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