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encephala
(gcide) | encephalon \en*ceph"a*lon\, n.; pl. encephala. [NL. See
Encephalos.] (Anat.)
The contents of the cranium; the brain.
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encephalartos
(encz) | encephalartos, n: |
Archencephala
(gcide) | Archencephala \Ar`chen*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ?
+ ? the brain.] (Zool.)
The division that includes man alone. --R. Owen.
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encephalartos
(gcide) | encephalartos \encephalartos\ n.
any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having
stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long, often
spiny pinnate leaves.
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Gyrencephala
(gcide) | Gyrencephala \Gyr`en*ceph"a*la\
(j[i^]r`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gyro`s
round + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zool.)
The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is
convoluted. -- Gyr`en*ceph"a*lous
(j[i^]r`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a.
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Lissencephala
(gcide) | Lissencephala \Lis`sen*ceph"a*la\
(l[i^]s`s[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
lisso`s smooth + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zool.)
A general name for all those placental mammals that have a
brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia,
Insectivora, etc.
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Lyencephala
(gcide) | Lyencephala \Ly`en*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to loose +
? the brain.] (Zool.)
A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes;
-- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary.
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Myelencephala
(gcide) | Myelencephala \My`e*len*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL. See
Myelencephalon.] (Zool.)
Same as Vertebrata.
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Rhinencephala
(gcide) | Rhinencephalon \Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon\
(r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[o^]n), n.; pl. Rhinencephala
(r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s,
"rino`s, the nose + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Anat.)
The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon,
consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the
olfactory nerves arise.
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Note: The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory
lobes, the plural being used for the two taken
together.
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encephalartos
(wn) | encephalartos
n 1: any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having
stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often
spiny pinnate leaves |
encephalartos caffer
(wn) | Encephalartos caffer
n 1: South African cycad; the farinaceous pith of the fruit used
as food [syn: kaffir bread, Encephalartos caffer] |
genus encephalartos
(wn) | genus Encephalartos
n 1: genus of arborescent African cycads; sometimes classified
in family Cycadaceae |
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