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PALEOCORTEX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The olfactory cortex of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
archipallium; paleocortex
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("paleocortex" is a kind of...):
cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)
Derivation:
paleocortical (of or relating to the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum)