magnetosensor

Etymology

From magneto- + sensor.

magnetosensor means the supposed organ of magnetoception. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

noun

The supposed organ of magnetoception“Moreover, using a transgenic approach, human CRY2 was proved to even function as a magnetosensor in the magnetoreception system of Drosophila [12 ].”