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magnetoreception

magnetoreception is the alternative form of magnetoception.

Meaning of magnetoception

Noun

magnetoception (uncountable)

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

Origin of magnetoreception

From magneto- + reception.

Questions about magnetoreception

What is magnetoreception the alternative form of?
Magnetoreception is the alternative form of magnetoception.

Words near magnetoreception in the dictionary

  1. magnetopolaritons
  2. magnetopolaron
  3. magnetopolarons
  4. magnetoptical
  5. magnetoquasistatic
  6. magnetoreception
  7. magnetoreceptive
  8. magnetoreceptivity
  9. magnetoreceptor
  10. magnetoreceptors
  11. magnetorelaxometry

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Adapted from Wiktionary: magnetoreception (page history and authors); magnetoception (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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