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thermoreceptor vs sense organ

sense organ vs thermoreceptor

thermoreceptor and sense organ both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
thermoreceptor Yes No No No
sense organ Yes No No No
As nouns, sense organ is a hypernym of thermoreceptor; that is, sense organ is a word with a broader meaning than thermoreceptor:
  • thermoreceptor: a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold
  • 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 thermoreceptor include receptor, sensory receptor.
thermoreceptor (noun) sense organ (noun)
a sensory receptor that responds to heat and cold an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Difference between thermoreceptor and sense organ

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