Ampulla-of-lorenzini Definition

noun

An electroreceptor found mainly in cartilaginous fish such as sharks and rays, forming a network of jelly-filled canals.

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Other Word Forms of Ampulla-of-lorenzini

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Singular:
ampulla-of-lorenzini
Plural:
ampullae-of-lorenzini

Origin of Ampulla-of-lorenzini

  • After Stephano Lorenzini, who first described them.

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