Having fifty times as many olfactory neural receptors as human beings, dogs have a sense of small that is a hundred thousand times more acute.
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Olfactory
/ɒlˈfak.tə.ɹi/
Synonyms for "olfactory" (10 found)
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More general
2 entriessensory modalitysmell
More specific
5 entriesodor detectionodor discriminationodor intensityodor profileodor threshold
Collocations
6 entriesolfactory bulbolfactory epitheliumolfactory mucosaolfactory nerveolfactory receptorolfactory system
Inflections
2 entriesmore olfactorymost olfactory
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In rare cases, a blow to the head can cause the olfactory nerves to be damaged or severed, causing someone to partially or fully lose their sense of smell.
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Today we're going to learn about the olfactory system.
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