internal ear vs receptor

receptor vs internal ear

internal ear and receptor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
internal ear	Yes	No	No	No
receptor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, receptor is a hypernym of internal ear; that is, receptor is a word with a broader meaning than internal ear:

internal ear: a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium
receptor: an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

Other hypernyms of internal ear include sense organ, sensory receptor.

internal ear (noun)	receptor (noun)
a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
	a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response

Difference between internal ear and receptor

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