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Aquatic vs Electroreception - What's the difference?

aquatic | electroreception |

As an adjective aquatic

is relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

As a noun electroreception is

the biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and electrocommunication and particularly common among aquatic creatures (since salt water is a more efficient conductor than air).

aquatic

English

Alternative forms

* aquatick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

    • Synonyms

    *

    Related terms

    * (l)

    electroreception

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia electroreception)
  • The biological ability to perceive electrical impulses, used for electrolocation and electrocommunication and particularly common among aquatic creatures (since salt water is a more efficient conductor than air).

    • Synonyms

    * electroception

    Derived terms

    * electroreceptive