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mormyromast

mormyromast noun: a tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa which is specialized for electrolocation of objects.

Noun

mormyromast (plural mormyromasts)

  1. A tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa which is specialized for electrolocation of objects.

Forms of mormyromast

pluralmormyromasts

Questions about mormyromast

What does mormyromast mean?
Mormyromast means a tuberous electroreceptor organ found in the skin of weakly electric fish of the family Mormyridae from Africa which is specialized for electrolocation of objects.
What part of speech is mormyromast?
Mormyromast is a noun.
What is the plural of mormyromast?
The plural of mormyromast is mormyromasts.

Words near mormyromast in the dictionary

  1. mormyrids
  2. mormyrin
  3. mormyrins
  4. mormyroid
  5. mormyroids
  6. mormyromast
  7. mormyromasts
  8. morn
  9. morn's morning
  10. morna
  11. mornas

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