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electroreception

electroreception noun: 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).

Noun

electroreception (uncountable)

  1. 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).
    Synonyms:
    electroception

Synonyms of electroreception

Origin of electroreception

From electro- + reception.

Words formed from electroreception

Questions about electroreception

What does electroreception mean?
Electroreception means 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).
What part of speech is electroreception?
Electroreception is a noun.

Words near electroreception in the dictionary

  1. electropunk
  2. electroquasistatic
  3. electroradiographic
  4. electroradiologist
  5. electroradiology
  6. electroreception
  7. electroreceptive
  8. electroreceptor
  9. electroreceptors
  10. electroreceptory
  11. electroreduced

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