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rhinencephalon
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rhinencephalon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + 'egke`falos the brain.].
The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise. [1913 Webster]
" The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together." [1913 Webster]
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