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magnetoreceptor

magnetoreceptor noun: the part of an organism responsible for magnetoreception.

Noun

magnetoreceptor (plural magnetoreceptors)

  1. The part of an organism responsible for magnetoreception.

Forms of magnetoreceptor

pluralmagnetoreceptors

Origin of magnetoreceptor

From magneto- + receptor.

Questions about magnetoreceptor

What does magnetoreceptor mean?
Magnetoreceptor means the part of an organism responsible for magnetoreception.
What part of speech is magnetoreceptor?
Magnetoreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of magnetoreceptor?
The plural of magnetoreceptor is magnetoreceptors.

Words near magnetoreceptor in the dictionary

  1. magnetoptical
  2. magnetoquasistatic
  3. magnetoreception
  4. magnetoreceptive
  5. magnetoreceptivity
  6. magnetoreceptor
  7. magnetoreceptors
  8. magnetorelaxometry
  9. magnetoresistance
  10. magnetoresistances
  11. magnetoresistant

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