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magnetoception

magnetoception noun: the ability of birds or other animals to detect magnetic fields as an aid to navigation.

Noun

magnetoception (uncountable)

  1. The ability of birds or other animals to detect magnetic fields as an aid to navigation.

Forms of magnetoception

alternative formmagnetoreception

Questions about magnetoception

What does magnetoception mean?
Magnetoception means the ability of birds or other animals to detect magnetic fields as an aid to navigation.
What part of speech is magnetoception?
Magnetoception is a noun.

Words near magnetoception in the dictionary

  1. magnetocardiographic
  2. magnetocardiographically
  3. magnetocardiography
  4. magnetocentrifugal
  5. magnetocentrifugally
  6. magnetoception
  7. magnetochemical
  8. magnetochemically
  9. magnetochemist
  10. magnetochemistry
  11. magnetochemists

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