AMPULLA OF LORENZINI


Meaning of AMPULLA OF LORENZINI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌlȯr-ən-ˈzē-nē ]

Etymology: Stefano Lorenzini fl 1678 Italian physician

Date: 1898

: any of the pores on the snouts of marine sharks and rays that contain receptors highly sensitive to weak electric fields

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.