English Explanatory Dictionary

thermohygroreceptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A structure in certain insects which acts as both a thermoreceptor and a hygroreceptor.

Word forms

thermohygroreceptor thermohygroreceptors thermo-hygroreceptor

Etymology

From thermo- + hygro- + receptor.

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