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 Translation for 'olfactory organs' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   an olfactory organ | olfactory organs
líffærafr.
þeffæri {hv.ft}
olfactory organs
líffærafr.
æxlunarfæri {hv.ft}
reproductive organs {pl}
líffærafr.
öndunarfæri {hv.ft}
respiratory organs {pl}
líffærafr.
lyktartaug {kv} [nervus olfactorius]
olfactory nerve
læknisfr.
þefskyn {hv}
olfactory sense
læknisfr.
lyktarskyn {hv}
olfactory sense
líffærafr.
vit {hv.ft}
sense organs [esp. nose and mouth]
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Usage Examples English
  • The second (lower) set of tentacles act as olfactory organs.
  • stenomphalus" also rely on olfaction through rhinophores, chemosensory structures that are similar to other olfactory organs expressed by other members in the cephalopod family such as Octopus.
  • Males are believed to be attracted to females by the latter's species-specific lures and pheromones, on which the males home in with the help of their oversized olfactory organs and eyes.
  • The sensory organs of gastropods (snails and slugs) include olfactory organs, eyes, statocysts and mechanoreceptors.
  • Eyestalks are a specialized type of tentacle. Tentacles may also have olfactory organs at their ends. Crustaceans also have eyestalks, consisting of two segments.

  • At birth, male ceratioids are already equipped with extremely well-developed olfactory organs These features mean the male must quickly find a female anglerfish to prevent death.
  • Males use olfactory organs (aesthetascs) on their antennules to detect soluble female sex pheromones (distance pheromones).
  • The males are small and slender, with greatly enlarged olfactory organs, long hooked denticles at the tips of the jaws, and no esca.
  • The known specimens are all immature, though already with large olfactory organs and well-developed denticular plates on the tip of the snout bearing 3-4 curved teeth each.
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