Meaning

3 senses
  1. (dated)The prosencephalon.

  2. A structure found at the front of the cerebral ganglion (brain) of some mollusks, such as pulmonate gastropods and cephalopods, which is associated with processing sensory information and coordinating motor functions.

  3. The forepart of an insect brain that is involved in processing sensory information, particularly related to vision and olfaction.

Origin

From pro- + cerebrum.

From pro- + cerebrum.

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Forms

plural: procerebra
Singularprocerebrum
Pluralprocerebra

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Word family

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See also

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