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- noun Plural form of
electroreceptor .
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Examples
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
American Chronicle 2009
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
American Chronicle 2009
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
American Chronicle 2009
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
American Chronicle 2009
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Sharks have a network of special cells that can detect electricity, called electroreceptors, in their heads.
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The platypus has evolved a bill, and a very interesting use for it: it has electroreceptors in its bill that can sense the tiny electrical signals emitted by the muscular movement of shrimp.
Wired Top Stories 2009
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Aliens want to be liked for who they are, not because they have especially shiny electroreceptors.
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The pores usually act as electroreceptors for the shark to detect nearby prey, but when rubbed they bring on a natural paralysis, which can last for up to 15 minutes.
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