lissencephala

lissencephala
\\ˌli(ˌ)senˈsefələ, _sə̇n-, -_sən-\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from liss- + -encephala (from Greek enkephalos brain) — more at encephal-
in some classifications : eutherian mammals having a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions and including the edentates, bats, insectivores, and rodents

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