an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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receptor |
sense organ |
sensory receptor |
semantic pointers
hyponym
lateral line, lateral line organ
interoceptor, enteroceptor
exteroceptor
third eye, pineal eye
baroreceptor
chemoreceptor
thermoreceptor
eye, oculus, optic
ear
organ of hearing
inner ear, internal ear, labyrinth
semicircular canal
stretch receptor
hypernym
part holonym
part meronym