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protoneuromast

protoneuromast noun: a cell (or cluster of cells) that will develop into a neuromast.

Noun

protoneuromast (plural protoneuromasts)

  1. A cell (or cluster of cells) that will develop into a neuromast

Forms of protoneuromast

pluralprotoneuromasts

Origin of protoneuromast

From proto- + neuromast.

Questions about protoneuromast

What does protoneuromast mean?
Protoneuromast means a cell (or cluster of cells) that will develop into a neuromast.
What part of speech is protoneuromast?
Protoneuromast is a noun.
What is the plural of protoneuromast?
The plural of protoneuromast is protoneuromasts.

Words near protoneuromast in the dictionary

  1. protonephridial
  2. protonephridium
  3. protoNeptune
  4. protoneurid
  5. protoneurids
  6. protoneuromast
  7. protoneuromasts
  8. protoneutron
  9. protoneutron star
  10. protoneutron stars
  11. protonic

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