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paleomammalian

paleomammalian adjective: of or relating to those structures of the brain's limbic system that (according to the triune brain model) arose early in mammalian evolution and were responsible for the motivation and emotion involved in feeding, reproductive behavior, and parental behavior.

Adjective

paleomammalian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to those structures of the brain's limbic system that (according to the triune brain model) arose early in mammalian evolution and were responsible for the motivation and emotion involved in feeding, reproductive behavior, and parental behavior.

Origin of paleomammalian

From paleo- + mammalian.

Questions about paleomammalian

What does paleomammalian mean?
Paleomammalian means of or relating to those structures of the brain's limbic system that (according to the triune brain model) arose early in mammalian evolution and were responsible for the motivation and emotion involved in feeding, reproductive behavior, and parental behavior.
What part of speech is paleomammalian?
Paleomammalian is an adjective.

Words near paleomammalian in the dictionary

  1. paleomalacological
  2. paleomalacologist
  3. paleomalacologists
  4. paleomalacology
  5. paleomammal
  6. paleomammalian
  7. paleomammalogical
  8. paleomammalogist
  9. paleomammalogists
  10. paleomammalogy
  11. paleomammals

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