Home › Words › B › barreloidbarreloidbarreloid means A structure in the ventral posterior medial nucleus of the thalamus in the mouse brain, associated with a particular whisker.EtymologyFrom barrel + -oid.nounA structure in the ventral posterior medial nucleus of the thalamus in the mouse brain, associated with a particular whisker.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.barrelette 84% match — A structure in the mouse brainstem associated with a particular whisker. vs barreloid →barrelless 57% match — Lacking barrels in the somatosensory cortex. vs barreloid →barbellate 51% match — Having one or more barbellae. vs barreloid →barreleye 50% match — A small, deep-sea osmeriform fish of the family Opisthoproctidae, with barrel-shaped, tubular eyes which are generally directed upwards to detect the silhouettes of available prey. vs barreloid →brainordinate 50% match — A precise location within the brain vs barreloid →barbulation 50% match — An arrangement of barbules. vs barreloid →barbellulate 49% match — Barbellate with small hairs, quills or barbs. vs barreloid →bulbar 49% match — Relating to, or having the form of, a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata. vs barreloid →