archencephala

archencephala
I. \\|ärk.ˌenˈsefələ\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from archi- + encephala (plural of encephalon) — more at encephalon
: man regarded as constituting a separate subclass of Mammalia — not now used as an acceptable taxonomic concept
II.
plural of archencephalon

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  • Archencephala — Ar chen*ceph a*la, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? + ? the brain.] (Zo[ o]l.) The division that includes man alone. R. Owen. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • archencephala — arch·en·ceph·a·la …   English syllables

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