rhinencephalon

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noun

The part of the brain involved with olfaction.

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olfactory brain
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Meanings

nounrhinencephalon (plural rhinencephala)

plural rhinencephala

  1. anatomyThe part of the brain involved with olfaction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior

Similar
olfactory brain
Broader
centercentrenerve center
Also see
smell-brain

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rhin- + encephalon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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