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barrelette

barrelette noun: a structure in the mouse brainstem associated with a particular whisker.

Noun

barrelette (plural barrelettes)

  1. A structure in the mouse brainstem associated with a particular whisker.

Forms of barrelette

pluralbarrelettes

Origin of barrelette

From barrel + -ette.

Questions about barrelette

What does barrelette mean?
Barrelette means a structure in the mouse brainstem associated with a particular whisker.
What part of speech is barrelette?
Barrelette is a noun.
What is the plural of barrelette?
The plural of barrelette is barrelettes.

Words near barrelette in the dictionary

  1. barrelenes
  2. barreler
  3. barrelers
  4. barrelet
  5. barrelets
  6. barrelette
  7. barrelettes
  8. barreleye
  9. barreleyes
  10. barrelfish
  11. barrelfishes

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