noun
- The plural of chemoreception; the sensory processes by which organisms detect and respond to chemical stimuli in their environment.
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Fish rely heavily on chemoreceptions to locate food in murky water.
- Insects use chemoreceptions to find mates and identify plants for feeding.
- The study of chemoreceptions helps scientists understand how animals perceive their surroundings.
- Taste and smell are two major types of chemoreceptions in humans.
- Dogs have highly developed chemoreceptions that allow them to track scents over long distances.