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telencephalon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfəlɒn/
  • /ˌtɛlənˈsɛfələn/

Etymology

From tel- + encephalon, from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos).

Meanings

  1. The anterior part of the forebrain; the endbrain.

Forms

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telencephala Number=Plur lexicographic
telencephalons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

telencephalonic

Holonyms

forebrain · brain

Meronyms

frontal lobe · cerebral cortex · occipital lobe · cerebral hemisphere · parietal lobe · temporal lobe

Synonyms

endbrain · telencephalon · cerebrum

Translations (12)

cmn 端腦 /端脑 (the anterior part of the forebrain) · id otak depan (the anterior part of the forebrain) · ca telencèfal (the anterior part of the forebrain) · fi pääteaivot (the anterior part of the forebrain) · fr télencéphale (the anterior part of the forebrain) · es telencéfalo (the anterior part of the forebrain) · el τελικός εγκέφαλος (the anterior part of the forebrain) · pl kresomózgowie (the anterior part of the forebrain) · de Großhirn (the anterior part of the forebrain) · eo telencefalo (the anterior part of the forebrain) · gu અંત્યમસ્તિષ્ક (the anterior part of the forebrain) · cmn 終腦 /终脑 (the anterior part of the forebrain)