lateral line organ

Noun
  1. Sense organs of fish and amphibians;
    Believed to detect pressure changes in the water (synset 102468560)
    is a type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor - an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    is a part of:
    • amphibian - cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
    • fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
    same as: lateral line

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