sense of taste

Definitions of sense of taste
  1. noun
    the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth
    “his cold deprived him of his sense of taste”
    synonyms: gustation, gustatory modality, taste
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    type of:
    modality, sense modality, sensory system
    a particular sense
    exteroception
    sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
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