lateral line
noun
: 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
Examples of lateral line in a Sentence
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But on land the lateral line system was useless.
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David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
Sharks can detect this using both the vestibular hair cells in their inner ear, and their sensory organ called the lateral line, according to another study at Aberdeen University.
—Samantha Arrowsmith, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Through receptors on their heads and bodies, the lateral line lets fish feel movements and pressure changes in the surrounding water.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
However, there could still be even more signals that the fish senses with its lateral line.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
In water, the inner ear and the lateral line system on fish’s skin detected pressure waves and the motion of water molecules.
—David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
According to an environmental impact statement (EIS) released this month by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, the firm seeks to construct a 36-mile lateral line from a tie-in at Holden to the power plant north of Delta.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2021
That is, their vision works in concert with their other senses, in this case a fish organ known as the lateral line.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 13 Jan. 2021
Fish have a lateral line filled with nerve endings to detect noises and vibrations made by both predators and prey.
—Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2020
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David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
Sharks can detect this using both the vestibular hair cells in their inner ear, and their sensory organ called the lateral line, according to another study at Aberdeen University.
—Samantha Arrowsmith, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Through receptors on their heads and bodies, the lateral line lets fish feel movements and pressure changes in the surrounding water.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
However, there could still be even more signals that the fish senses with its lateral line.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
In water, the inner ear and the lateral line system on fish’s skin detected pressure waves and the motion of water molecules.
—David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
According to an environmental impact statement (EIS) released this month by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, the firm seeks to construct a 36-mile lateral line from a tie-in at Holden to the power plant north of Delta.
—Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Nov. 2021
That is, their vision works in concert with their other senses, in this case a fish organ known as the lateral line.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 13 Jan. 2021
Fish have a lateral line filled with nerve endings to detect noises and vibrations made by both predators and prey.
—Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1752, in the meaning defined above
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“Lateral line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lateral%20line. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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