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thermoreception logo #21003process in which different levels of heat energy (temperatures) are detected by living things.[1 related articles]
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thermoreception

thermoreception logo #21009thermoreception 1. The response of certain differentiated body cells to a rise or fall in body temperature. 2. In entomology, behavior responding to changes in temperature; for example, worker honeybees responding to hotter than usual temperatures by beating their wings to cool the hive.
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