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ORGAN OF HEARING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("organ of hearing" is a kind of...):
receptor; sense organ; sensory receptor (an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "organ of hearing"):
organ of Corti (the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves)
Holonyms ("organ of hearing" is a part of...):
ear (the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium)
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