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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts;
[syn: neencephalon, neoencephalon]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

neencephalon \ne`en*ceph"a*lon\ (n[=e]`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[o^]n), (Anat.) The most recently evolved part of the brain of higher animals. It includes the cerebral cortex and related structures. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

neencephalon n 1: the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts [syn: neencephalon, neoencephalon]