Meanings
nounneocortex (plural neocortices or neocortexes)
plural neocortices · plural neocortexes
- anatomyThe top layer of the cerebral hemispheres in the brain of mammals; part of the cerebral cortex.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe cortical part of the neencephalon
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Hellenic*néwos
- Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
- Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
- Englishneo-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
- Latincortex
- Englishcortex
- Englishneocortex
Translations
Catalan neocòrtex
- neocòrtexpart of mammal brain
Chinese Mandarin 新皮層 /新皮层
- 新皮層 /新皮层 (xīnpícéng)part of mammal brain
Czech mozková kůra
- mozková kůrapart of mammal brain
Finnish neokorteksi
- neokorteksipart of mammal brain
French néocortex
- néocortexpart of mammal brain
German Neocortex
- Neocortexpart of mammal brain
Greek νεοφλοιός
- νεοφλοιός (neofloiós)part of mammal brain
Irish neocoirtéis
- neocoirtéispart of mammal brain
Italian neocorteccia
- neocortecciapart of mammal brain
Korean 신피질
- 신피질 (sinpijil)part of mammal brain
Polish kora nowa, neokorteks
- kora nowapart of mammal brain
- neokortekspart of mammal brain
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Cite this entry
APA
neocortex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocortex
MLA
“neocortex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocortex. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neocortex,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neocortex.
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