English Explanatory Dictionary

neuromast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cluster of ciliated and other neural cells that serves as a simple sensory organ in some fish and amphibians.

Word forms

neuromast neuromasts

Etymology

From neuro- + mast.

Derived words

interneuromast neuromastic proneuromast protoneuromast
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