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phonoreception en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌfəʊnə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˌfoʊnoʊɹəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *pʰōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- English reception English phonoreception From phono- + reception.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The perception of sound by animals through specialized sense organs; hearing.

Relateds

phonoreceptive · phonoreceptor