Meanings
adjectiveprotocerebral (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the protocerebrum
Its main neuropils are the lower and upper divisions of the central body (CBL and CBU, respectively) and the protocerebral bridge (PB) [18 ].
2015 December 5, “Compass Cells in the Brain of an Insect Are Sensitive to Novel Events in the Visual World”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with protocerebral
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protocerebral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocerebral
MLA
“protocerebral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/protocerebral. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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