lateral line

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

lateral line organ

side line

side track

gridiron

side stream

side draw

siding

Translations

ligne latérale

línia lateral

Abstellgleis

Nebenlinie

πλευρική γραμμή ψαριού

ligne latérale d’équidistance

linha lateral

línea lateral

خط جانبي

línea lateral de equidistancia