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hygroreceptor

hygroreceptor noun: a structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment.

Noun

hygroreceptor (plural hygroreceptors)

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

Forms of hygroreceptor

pluralhygroreceptors

Origin of hygroreceptor

From hygro- + receptor.

Questions about hygroreceptor

What does hygroreceptor mean?
Hygroreceptor means a structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment.
What part of speech is hygroreceptor?
Hygroreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of hygroreceptor?
The plural of hygroreceptor is hygroreceptors.

Words near hygroreceptor in the dictionary

  1. hygrophytes
  2. hygrophytic
  3. hygroplasm
  4. hygroreception
  5. hygroreceptive
  6. hygroreceptor
  7. hygroreceptors
  8. hygroscope
  9. hygroscopes
  10. hygroscopic
  11. hygroscopical

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