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lissencephala
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lissencephala, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lisso`s smooth + 'egke`falos the brain.].
A general name for all those placental mammals that have a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia, Insectivora, etc. [1913 Webster]
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