gustatory
pronunciation
How to pronounce gustatory in British English:
UK ['gʌstətərɪ]
How to pronounce gustatory in American English:
US [ˈɡʌstəˌtɔri, -ˌtori]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to gustation
Word Origin
- gustatory (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to tasting," 1680s, from Latin gustatus "sense of taste; a taste" (noun use of past participle of gustare "to taste;" see gusto) + -ory. Gustative is from 1610s.
Example
- 1. Sensory organ of the mouth having mainly olfactory and gustatory functions .
- 2. Elongated movable mouthpart having a gustatory function ; it allows the fish to swallow its food .
- 3. Whereas attractants , repellents , and many incitants are olfactory substances , stimulants , and deterrents are usually gustatory .
- 4. The relation between morphology , distribution and function of the oropharyngeal cavity gustatory organ of the tongue sole cynoglossus semilaevis .
- 5. The central meaning shared by these nouns is " a quality that can be perceived by the gustatory sense "