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electroreceptor

noun elec·tro·re·cep·tor \-ri-ˈsep-tər\

Definition of ELECTRORECEPTOR

:  a vertebrate organ found especially in fish that contains sensory cells capable of detecting electric fields
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First Known Use of ELECTRORECEPTOR

1958

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