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Definition of Lateral line organ
1. Noun. Sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water.
Group relationships: Amphibian, Fish
Generic synonyms: Receptor, Sense Organ, Sensory Receptor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lateral Line Organ
Literary usage of Lateral line organ
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of Chordate Development by William Erskine Kellicott (1913)
"C. Part of a frontal section through a 4 mm. embryo of R. o.-,.iffn«. D.
Section through the lateral line organ of a 15.5 mm. larva of ..."
2. The Anatomy and Development of the Lateral Line System in Amia Calva by Edward Phelps Allis (1889)
"At the spiracular depression it begins again, and is continued back into the
lateral line. Organ 17 is the only one ..."
3. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1908)
"This opening is at first slit-like and parallel to the edge of the jaw, later it
becomes circular and resembles closely the opening of a lateral line organ. ..."
4. Outlines of Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by John Sterling Kingsley (1917)
"Developing lateral line organ on one side of head of Amia, showing method of
closure of grooves to canals, after Allis, ..."
5. Behavior: An Introduction to Comparative Psychology by John Broadus Watson (1914)
"Increasing or decreasing the depth of the water (hydrostatic pressure) does not
arouse the receptors in the lateral line organ. BIBLIOGRAPHY ALLEN, JESSIE ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"... occurs a lateral line organ which, so far as I can learn, has not previously
been discovered in this family. The specimens were collected in Porto Rico ..."
7. History of the Human Body by Harris Hawthorne Wilder (1909)
"In its simplest form a lateral line organ consists of a small group of sensory
cells, slightly convex in form and protected by a wall of non-sensitive ..."
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