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lateral lines

lateral lines is the plural of lateral line.

Meaning of lateral line

Noun

lateral line (plural lateral lines)

  1. A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.
  2. An equivalent organ found in tadpoles and aquatic salamanders that runs down the head and trunk.

Questions about lateral lines

What is lateral lines the plural of?
Lateral lines is the plural of lateral line.

Words near lateral lines in the dictionary

  1. lateral gene transfers
  2. lateral geniculate nucleus
  3. lateral hood
  4. lateral hoods
  5. lateral line
  6. lateral lines
  7. lateral mal
  8. lateral malleoli
  9. lateral malleolus
  10. lateral mals
  11. lateral mark

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