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Organ of hearing   /ˈɔrgən əv hˈɪrɪŋ/   Listen
Organ of hearing

noun
1.
The part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound.





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... five minutes the two cries were repeated much nearer and the hunter fairly concentrated all his powers into the organ of hearing. Faint voices, only whispers, floated down to him, and he knew that the warriors were ranging along the cliff just above them. Leaning forward cautiously, he peeped above the veil of evergreens, and saw two dark faces gazing over the edge of the precipice. A brief look was ...
— The Lords of the Wild - A Story of the Old New York Border • Joseph A. Altsheler


Words linked to "Organ of hearing" :   organ of Corti, receptor, ear, sensory receptor, sense organ


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