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hygro-receptor

hygro-receptor is the alternative form of hygroreceptor.

Meaning of hygroreceptor

Noun

hygroreceptor (plural hygroreceptors)

  1. A structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment

Forms of hygro-receptor

pluralhygro-receptors

Questions about hygro-receptor

What is hygro-receptor the alternative form of?
Hygro-receptor is the alternative form of hygroreceptor.

Words near hygro-receptor in the dictionary

  1. hygrine
  2. hygrines
  3. hygristor
  4. hygristors
  5. hygro-
  6. hygro-receptor
  7. hygro-receptors
  8. hygrobial
  9. hygrobiid
  10. hygrobiids
  11. hygrochasic

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