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gustation vs exteroception

exteroception vs gustation

gustation and exteroception both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gustation Yes No No No
exteroception Yes No No No
As nouns, exteroception is a hypernym of gustation; that is, exteroception is a word with a broader meaning than gustation:
  • gustation: the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
  • exteroception: sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Other hypernyms of gustation include modality, sense modality, sensory system.
gustation (noun) exteroception (noun)
the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
Difference between gustation and exteroception

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