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mushroom body

mushroom body noun: either of a pair of structures in the brains of insects and some other arthropods thought to be involved in learning and memory.

Noun

mushroom body (plural mushroom bodies)

  1. Either of a pair of structures in the brains of insects and some other arthropods thought to be involved in learning and memory.
    • In fruit flies the cyclic AMP system seems to be especially active in brain regions called mushroom bodies, toadstool-shaped extrusions of neurons in the fruit fly brain.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 226
    Synonyms:
    corpora pedunculata

Synonyms of mushroom body

  • corpora pedunculata

Forms of mushroom body

pluralmushroom bodies

Origin of mushroom body

From mushroom + body, after German pilzhutförmiger Körper.

Questions about mushroom body

What does mushroom body mean?
Mushroom body means either of a pair of structures in the brains of insects and some other arthropods thought to be involved in learning and memory.
What part of speech is mushroom body?
Mushroom body is a noun.
What is the plural of mushroom body?
The plural of mushroom body is mushroom bodies.

Words near mushroom body in the dictionary

  1. mushroo
  2. mushroom
  3. mushroom anchor
  4. mushroom anchors
  5. mushroom bodies
  6. mushroom body
  7. mushroom brush
  8. mushroom brushes
  9. mushroom cloud
  10. mushroom clouds
  11. mushroom coral

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