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prosencephalon

prosencephalon noun: the forebrain.

prosencephalon: the forebrain
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Noun

prosencephalon (plural prosencephalons or prosencephala)

  1. The forebrain.
    • Holonym: encephalon

prosencephalon meaning in Tamil

prosencephalon in Tamil

முன் மூளை

Forms of prosencephalon

pluralprosencephalons
pluralprosencephala

Origin of prosencephalon

From pros- + encephalon. pros- is from Ancient Greek πρόσω (prósō).

Words formed from prosencephalon

Questions about prosencephalon

What does prosencephalon mean?
Prosencephalon means the forebrain.
What is prosencephalon in Tamil?
Prosencephalon in Tamil is முன் மூளை. See Prosencephalon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is prosencephalon?
Prosencephalon is a noun.
What is the plural of prosencephalon?
The plural of prosencephalon is prosencephalons.

Words near prosencephalon in the dictionary

  1. proseminary
  2. prosemite
  3. prosemites
  4. prosencephala
  5. prosencephalic
  6. prosencephalon
  7. prosencephalons
  8. prosenchyma
  9. prosenchymal
  10. prosenchymas
  11. prosenchymata

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prosencephalon (page history and authors); prosencephalon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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