- Rhinencephala
- 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.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.