lateral line

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

lateral line

noun

Definition of LATERAL LINE

: a canal along the side of a fish containing pores that open into tubes supplied with sense organs sensitive to low vibrations; also : one of these tubes or sense organs

First Known Use of LATERAL LINE

1752

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