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lateral line organ - sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect pressure changes in the water | ||
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sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation | ||
fish any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" |