Gustation

Posted: June 2nd, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Animals and Nature | Tags: | 1 Comment »

Channel catfish

To the channel catfish, swimming is a process of perpetual gustation. It has taste buds distributed over its entire body, making it, in effect, a swimming tongue. The strongest concentration is on the whiskerlike barbells around its mouth, which can detect 1 gram of protein in as many as 1 billion grams of water.

Gustation (pronounced “guh-STAY-shən”)

The act or faculty of tasting.

Similar Word

Gustatory – Of or relating to the sense of taste.

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One Comment on “Gustation”

  1. 1 Use Gustatory in a Sentence | Definition | Word-a-Day Wonder said at 2:58 pm on June 2nd, 2010:

    [...] Gustation – The act or faculty of tasting. [...]

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