interbrain

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noun

The diencephalon.

Similar
diencephalonbetweenbrain
OriginEnglish brain ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

nouninterbrain (plural interbrains)

plural interbrains

  1. anatomyThe diencephalon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon

Similar
diencephalonbetweenbrain
Broader
neural structure
Also see
diencephalonthalamencephalon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishbrain
  8. Englishinterbrain

From inter- + brain.

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APA

interbrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbrain

MLA

“interbrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbrain. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interbrain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interbrain.

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