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lateral line vs sense organ

sense organ vs lateral line

lateral line and sense organ both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lateral line Yes No No No
sense organ Yes No No No
As nouns, sense organ is a hypernym of lateral line; that is, sense organ is a word with a broader meaning than lateral line:
  • lateral line: sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water
  • sense organ: 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 lateral line include receptor, sensory receptor.
lateral line (noun) sense organ (noun)
sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Difference between lateral line and sense organ

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