SINCE 1828
aeroscepsis
noun
aero·scep·sis
| \ ˌer-ō-ˈskep-səs\
variants:
or less commonly aeroscepsy \ ˈer-ō-ˌskep-sē \
plural aeroscepses\ ˌer-ō-ˈskep-(ˌ)sēz \
also aeroscepsies\ ˈer-ō-ˌskep-sēz \
Definition of aeroscepsis
: the power possessed by certain animals of observing the quality of the air by means of special organs
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