English Explanatory Dictionary

ampulla of Lorenzini

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ampulla of Lorenzini ampullae of Lorenzini

Etymology

After Stefano Lorenzini, who first described them.

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