ampulla

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And all species have something that sounds as if it came from a Harry Potter novel: ampullae of Lorenzini, receptors that respond to electrical fields, which all animals generate.

From New York Times

“They can detect very minute electric fields in the water,” said Andreotti of the sensory organ, known as the ampullae of Lorenzini and also found in rays.

From The Guardian

For the ceremony, the oil is kept in a solid gold flask called an ampulla, shaped like an eagle.

From BBC

Using jelly-filled cells called ampullae of Lorenzini, they can detect the disturbances in Earth's magnetic field generated by the movement of animals and waves.

From Washington Post

What they saw surprised them: human-looking bones and what appeared to be a broken lead ampulla – a vessel to hold holy water.

From The Guardian