Meaning

1 senses
  1. A structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment

Origin

From hygro- + receptor.

From hygro- + receptor.

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Forms

plural: hygroreceptors
Singularhygroreceptor
Pluralhygroreceptors

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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