ampulla of Lorenzini

[lawr-uhn-zee-nee]

ampul·la of Lo·ren·zi·ni

[lawr-uhn-zee-nee]
noun Ichthyology.
any of an array of electroreceptors in the head of sharks, skates, and rays capable of detecting weak electrical signals produced by muscular activity in other creatures.

Origin:
after Italian physician Stefano Lorenzini (flourished 1678), who first described them
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Ampulla of Lorenzini has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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