"lateral line" meaning in All languages combined

See lateral line on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: lateral lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lateral line (plural lateral lines), {{tlb|en|zootomy}} (zootomy)
  1. (ichthyology) 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.
    Sense id: en-lateral_line-en-noun-W445~aEm Categories (other): Ichthyology, Terms with Mandarin translations, Fish Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Fish: 80 20 Topics: biology, ichthyology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
  2. (herpetology) An equivalent organ found in tadpoles and aquatic salamanders that runs down the head and trunk.
    Sense id: en-lateral_line-en-noun-r6JB0PXL Categories (other): Herpetology, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Animal body parts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 31 69 Topics: biology, herpetology, natural-sciences, zoology, zootomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Meronyms: neuromast Translations (organ): կողագիծ (koġagic) (Armenian), línia lateral [feminine] (Catalan), 側線 /侧线 (cèxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kylkiviiva (Finnish), ligne latérale [feminine] (French), Laterallinie [feminine] (German), linha lateral [feminine] (Portuguese), бокова́я ли́ния (bokovája línija) [feminine] (Russian), panagilirang guhit (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'organ': 47 53

Inflected forms

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