| NOUN | animal | lateral line, lateral line organ | sense organs of fish and amphibians |
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| Meaning | sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water. | |
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| Synonym | lateral line organ | |
| Part of | amphibian | cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water |
| fish | Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills | |
| Broader | sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor | An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
| Catalan | línia lateral | |
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