Remote sensory organs

Japanese: 遠隔感覚器 - えんかくかんかくき
Remote sensory organs

…Some animals have been reported to have a magnetic sense, but no magnetic sensory organs have been found. There is also a distinction between remote sensory organs, which detect objects at a distance from the body, and contact sensory organs, which detect events that occur on the surface of the body. The former include the organs of vision, hearing, and smell, while the latter include the organs of taste and cutaneous sensation. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "remote sensory organs" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…動物には磁気感覚をもつものもあると報告されているが,磁気感覚器は見つかっていない。また,感覚器官には,検知する対象が体から離れた遠い所にある遠隔感覚器と体表に接して起こる事象に関する接触感覚器の区別もある。前者には視覚器,聴覚器,嗅覚器などが含まれ,後者には皮膚感覚器や味覚器が含まれる。…

※「遠隔感覚器」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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