Meanings
nountelencephalon (plural telencephalons or telencephala)
plural telencephalons · plural telencephala
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekἐγκέφαλος
- Ancient Greekτέλος
- Englishtelencephalon
From tel- + encephalon, from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) + Ancient Greek ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan telencèfal
- telencèfalthe anterior part of the forebrain
Chinese Mandarin 端腦 /端脑, 終腦 /终脑
- 端腦 /端脑 (duānnǎo)the anterior part of the forebrain
- 終腦 /终脑 (zhōngnǎo)the anterior part of the forebrain
Esperanto telencefalo
- telencefalothe anterior part of the forebrain
Finnish pääteaivot
- pääteaivotthe anterior part of the forebrain
French télencéphale
- télencéphalethe anterior part of the forebrain
German Großhirn
- Großhirnthe anterior part of the forebrain
Greek τελικός εγκέφαλος
- τελικός εγκέφαλος (telikós egkéfalos)the anterior part of the forebrain
Indonesian otak depan
- otak depanthe anterior part of the forebrain
Polish kresomózgowie
- kresomózgowiethe anterior part of the forebrain
Spanish telencéfalo
- telencéfalothe anterior part of the forebrain
Cite this entry
APA
telencephalon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telencephalon
MLA
“telencephalon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telencephalon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telencephalon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telencephalon.
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