Meanings
nounsmell-brain (plural not attested)
alternative smell brain
- no pluralanatomyThe part of the brain involved with smelling.
This system is a fairly old part of the brain and one that humans share with many other vertebrates; in reptiles, it is known as the rhinencephalon, or “smell-brain,” because it reacts primarily to signals of odor.
1992, Sandra Ackerman, Discovering the BrainSynonyms: rhinencephalon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of the brain involved with smelling.
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Translations
Afrikaans reukbrein
- reukbreinpart of brain involved with smelling
Chinese Cantonese 嗅腦 /嗅脑
- 嗅腦 /嗅脑 (cau³ nou⁵)part of brain involved with smelling
Chinese Mandarin 嗅腦 /嗅脑
- 嗅腦 /嗅脑 (xiùnǎo)part of brain involved with smelling
Danish lugthjernen
- lugthjernenpart of brain involved with smelling
Dutch reukhersenen
- reukhersenenpart of brain involved with smelling
Estonian haistmisaju
- haistmisajupart of brain involved with smelling
Finnish hajuaivot
- hajuaivotpart of brain involved with smelling
French rhinencéphale
- rhinencéphalepart of brain involved with smelling
German Riechhirn
- Riechhirnpart of brain involved with smelling
Hindi घ्राणमस्तिष्क
- घ्राणमस्तिष्क (ghrāṇmastiṣk)part of brain involved with smelling
Hungarian szaglóagy
- szaglóagypart of brain involved with smelling
Indonesian rinensefalon, otak penciuman
- rinensefalonpart of brain involved with smelling
- otak penciumanpart of brain involved with smelling
Italian rinencefalo
- rinencefalopart of brain involved with smelling
Japanese 嗅脳
- 嗅脳 (kyūnō)part of brain involved with smelling
Korean 후뇌
- 후뇌 (hunoe)part of brain involved with smelling
Lithuanian uodžiamosios smegenys
- uodžiamosios smegenyspart of brain involved with smelling
Polish węchomózgowie
- węchomózgowiepart of brain involved with smelling
Portuguese rinencéfalo
- rinencéfalopart of brain involved with smelling
Russian обоня́тельный мозг
- обоня́тельный мозг (obonjátelʹnyj mozg)part of brain involved with smelling
Spanish rinencéfalo
- rinencéfalopart of brain involved with smelling
Swedish lukthjärnan
- lukthjärnanpart of brain involved with smelling
Tamil முன்மூளையின் நுகர்பகுதி
- முன்மூளையின் நுகர்பகுதி (muṉmūḷaiyiṉ nukarpakuti)part of brain involved with smelling
Turkish koku beyin, rinansefalon
- koku beyinpart of brain involved with smelling
- rinansefalonpart of brain involved with smelling
Cite this entry
APA
smell-brain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell-brain
MLA
“smell-brain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell-brain. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smell-brain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell-brain.
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