"photoreceptor" meaning in All languages combined

See photoreceptor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: photoreceptors [plural]
Etymology: From photo- + receptor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|photo|receptor}} photo- + receptor Head templates: {{en-noun}} photoreceptor (plural photoreceptors)
  1. (biology) A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light. Wikipedia link: photoreceptor Categories (topical): Biology Translations (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light): fotoreseptori (Finnish), photorécepteur [masculine] (French), Photorezeptor [masculine] (German), fótaghabhdóir [masculine] (Irish), fotorecettore [masculine] (Italian), ronahîwergir [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), fotorrecetor [masculine] (Portuguese), fotorreceptor [masculine] (Spanish)

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