STARTLE REACTION
\stˈɑːtə͡l ɹɪˈakʃən], \stˈɑːtəl ɹɪˈakʃən], \s_t_ˈɑː_t_əl ɹ_ɪ__ˈa_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of STARTLE REACTION
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a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise); involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions
By Princeton University
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- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).