thermohygroreceptor en · NOUN
Etymology
From thermo- + hygro- + receptor.
Meanings
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A structure in certain insects which acts as both a thermoreceptor and a hygroreceptor.
In the present study, the aporous sensillum (A5) embedded in a cavity is functionally classified as thermo-hygroreceptor. Morphologically it belongs to coeloconic, aporous sensillum without a flexible socket, it is located in a chamber open to the environment according to the characteristics distinguished by Altner⁶³ for this type of sensillum.
2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two Leptoglossus species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Coreidae)”, in Scientific Reports, volume 13, →DOI, article 617, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thermohygroreceptors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| thermo-hygroreceptor | alternative | lexicographic |