lateral line
noun
: a canal along the side of a fish containing pores that open into tubes supplied with sense organs sensitive to low vibrations
also
: one of these tubes or sense organs
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Lures such as spinners that produce high vibration can be felt by a pike’s lateral line from a great distance.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024
Whereas largemouths have one line of large dark blotches along their lateral lines, smallmouth have more vertical bars, often with far more additional markings along their bellies and backs.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Hire a full suite of inspectors: roof, chimney, termite, foundation, sewer lateral line and the whole-house general.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
Thanks to a bass’s lateral lines, a vibrating jig is an easy bait for the fish to detect in the water.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 12 Oct. 2023
But on land the lateral line system was useless.
—David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
Sharks can detect this using both the vestibular hair cells in their inner ear, and their sensory organ called the lateral line, according to another study at Aberdeen University.
—Samantha Arrowsmith, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Through receptors on their heads and bodies, the lateral line lets fish feel movements and pressure changes in the surrounding water.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
However, there could still be even more signals that the fish senses with its lateral line.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 18 Apr. 2024
Whereas largemouths have one line of large dark blotches along their lateral lines, smallmouth have more vertical bars, often with far more additional markings along their bellies and backs.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
Hire a full suite of inspectors: roof, chimney, termite, foundation, sewer lateral line and the whole-house general.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024
Thanks to a bass’s lateral lines, a vibrating jig is an easy bait for the fish to detect in the water.
—Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 12 Oct. 2023
But on land the lateral line system was useless.
—David George Haskell, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
Sharks can detect this using both the vestibular hair cells in their inner ear, and their sensory organ called the lateral line, according to another study at Aberdeen University.
—Samantha Arrowsmith, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Through receptors on their heads and bodies, the lateral line lets fish feel movements and pressure changes in the surrounding water.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
However, there could still be even more signals that the fish senses with its lateral line.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2014
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“Lateral line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lateral%20line. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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