nidopallium

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noun

A region of the avian brain, used mostly for some types of executive functions but also for other higher cognitive tasks.

OriginEnglish pallium ← Latin pallium ← Proto-Indo-European *pel- →
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Meanings

nounnidopallium (plural nidopalliums or nidopallia)

plural nidopalliums · plural nidopallia

  1. A region of the avian brain, used mostly for some types of executive functions but also for other higher cognitive tasks.

Origin

  1. Englishnido-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-
  3. Latinpallium
  4. Englishpallium
  5. Englishnidopallium

From nido- + pallium.

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Translations

Finnish nidopallium
  • nidopalliumregion of the avian brain
Polish nidopallium
  • nidopalliumregion of the avian brain
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APA

nidopallium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidopallium

MLA

“nidopallium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidopallium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nidopallium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nidopallium.

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