protocerebrum

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noun

The anterior part of the arthropod brain.

OriginEnglish cerebrum ← Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *pró →
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Meanings

nounprotocerebrum (plural protocerebra or protocerebrums)

plural protocerebra · plural protocerebrums

  1. biologyThe anterior part of the arthropod brain.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Ancient Greekπρό (pró)
  5. Ancient Greekπρῶτος (prôtos)
  6. Ancient Greekπρωτο- (prōto-)
  7. Englishproto-
  8. Englishcerebrum
  9. Englishprotocerebrum

From proto- + cerebrum.

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Translations

Portuguese protocérebro
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with protocerebrum

cerebrumdeutocerebrumhemicerebrummesocerebrumprocerebrumtritocerebrum
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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