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lateral line vs sensory receptor

sensory receptor vs lateral line

lateral line and sensory receptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lateral line Yes No No No
sensory receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, sensory receptor is a hypernym of lateral line; that is, sensory receptor 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
  • sensory 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 lateral line include receptor, sense organ.
lateral line (noun) sensory receptor (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 sensory receptor

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