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lateral line organ vs sensory receptor

sensory receptor vs lateral line organ

lateral line organ and sensory receptor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lateral line organ Yes No No No
sensory receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, sensory receptor is a hypernym of lateral line organ; that is, sensory receptor is a word with a broader meaning than lateral line organ:
  • lateral line organ: 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 organ include receptor, sense organ.
lateral line organ (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 organ and sensory receptor

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