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Coined by Ann B. Butler in 1994, based on the fact that it receives its primary input from the midbrain roof (cf. colliculi).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The caudal division of the dorsal thalamus in anamniotes Full definition →
Coined by Ann B. Butler in 1994, based on the fact that it receives its primary input from the midbrain roof (cf. colliculi).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.