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rheoreceptor

[ ree-oh-ri-sep-ter ]

noun

  1. a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.

rheoreceptor

/ ˈriːərɪˌsɛptə /

noun

  1. zoology a receptor in fish and some amphibians that responds to water currents

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Origin of rheoreceptor1

First recorded in 1945–50; rheo- + receptor

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