exteroceptor
noun
ex·tero·cep·tor
ˌek-stə-rō-ˈsep-tər 
: a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli
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exteroceptor
noun
ex·tero·cep·tor
-ˈsep-tər
: a sense receptor (as of touch, temperature, smell, vision, or hearing) excited by exteroceptive stimuli compare interoceptor
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