"lateral line" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lateral lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lateral line (plural lateral lines)
  1. 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. Wikipedia link: lateral line Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Fish Translations (organ): կողագիծ (koġagic) (Armenian), línia lateral [feminine] (Catalan), 側線 (Chinese Mandarin), 侧线 (cèxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kylkiviiva (Finnish), ligne latérale [feminine] (French), Laterallinie [feminine] (German), бокова́я ли́ния (bokovája línija) [feminine] (Russian), panagilirang guhit (Tagalog)

Inflected forms

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