hygroreceptor

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noun

A structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment

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Meanings

nounhygroreceptor (plural hygroreceptors)

plural hygroreceptors

  1. A structure, in many insects, that detects changes in the moisture content of the environment

Origin

From hygro- + receptor.

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hygroreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygroreceptor

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“hygroreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygroreceptor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hygroreceptor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygroreceptor.

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