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neuromast

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neu⋅ro⋅mast

  [noor-uh-mast, nyoor-]
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–noun
a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
Origin:
1910–15; neuro- + -mast < Gk mastós hillock, lit., breast

Related forms:
neu⋅ro⋅mas⋅tic, adjective
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