fotorreceptor

Spanish

Etymology

From foto- +‎ receptor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /fotoreθebˈtoɾ/ [fo.t̪o.re.θeβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /fotoresebˈtoɾ/ [fo.t̪o.re.seβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: fo‧to‧rre‧cep‧tor

Adjective

fotorreceptor (feminine fotorreceptora, masculine plural fotorreceptores, feminine plural fotorreceptoras)

1. photoreceptive

Noun

fotorreceptor m (plural fotorreceptores)

1. (biology) photoreceptor

Further reading

• “fotorreceptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10