what does sensory receptor mean?
SENSORY RECEPTOR as NOUN
- Meaning
- an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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Hypernyms(s) sensory receptor is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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