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Electroreception vs Electroreceptor - What's the difference?

electroreception | electroreceptor |

As nouns the difference between electroreception and electroreceptor

is that 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) while electroreceptor is a cell or organ responsible for electroreception.

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

    electroreceptor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a cell or organ responsible for electroreception