Electrosensitive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sensitive to electricity.

    "Electrosensitive fish, such as sharks and catfish, are able to localize small prey by detection of the weak bioelectric field that these prey emanate."

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"Electrosensitive fish, such as sharks and catfish, are able to localize small prey by detection of the weak bioelectric field that these prey emanate."

Etymology

From electro- + sensitive.

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