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Meaning of lateral line | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A sense organ of a fish running lengthwise down each of its sides from the vicinity of the operculum to the base of the tail, used to detect movement and vibration in the surrounding water.
  2. An equivalent organ found in tadpoles and aquatic salamanders that runs down the head and trunk.

Equivalents

Suomi kylkiviiva

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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