English Explanatory Dictionary

lateral line

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.
  2. An equivalent organ found in tadpoles and aquatic salamanders that runs down the head and trunk.

Word forms

lateral line lateral lines

Translations

Armenian: կողագիծ Catalan: línia lateral Chinese Mandarin: 側線 /侧线 Finnish: kylkiviiva French: ligne latérale German: Laterallinie Portuguese: linha lateral Russian: бокова́я ли́ния Tagalog: panagilirang guhit
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