lateral line

English - Turkish

Definition of lateral line in English Turkish dictionary: (Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) yan çizgi; (Spor,Denizbilim) yanal çizgi; yan yol
lateral line organ: (Denizbilim) yanal çizgi organı
lateral line pore: (Denizbilim) yanal çizgi deliği
lateral line scale: (Denizbilim) yanal çizgi pulu

English - English

Definition of lateral line in English English dictionary: a sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water; sensory structure extending from the head region, posteriorly--along the side of the fish; comprised of visible pores that open into a channel beneath the skin's surface; sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water; The lateral line is a network of sensory hair cell clusters (neuromasts) and small water-filled canals that lie immediately beneath the skin on a shark's head and extend along the sides of its body This network is sensitive to external motion, and helps the shark detect prey and potential predators; A series of vibration sensitive sensory pores located along the sides of the fishes body; A line of perforated scales along the side of a fish that is connected to a specialized organ used to sense vibrations in the water; A series of sensory pores along the head and sides of fish and some amphibians by which water currents, vibrations, and pressure changes are detected; A sensory structure along each side of many fishes marked by scales with pores opening into an underlying canal; A sensory canal running along the sides of a fish

lateral line

Hyphenation

lat·er·al line

lätırıl layn

/ˈlatərəl ˈlīn/ /ˈlætɜrəl ˈlaɪn/

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