olfactory lobe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of olfactory lobe
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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The region of cerebrum thus developed is the so-called olfactory lobe and hippocampal formation.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The first nerve is the olfactory lobe, which sends numerous filaments through the ethmoid bone to the olfactory organ.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Of the archipallium, the portion which constitutes the olfactory lobe is well formed in the selachian fish.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Rhinencephalon, rī-nen-sef′a-lon, n. the olfactory lobe of the brain.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
In the vertebrates, in general, the olfactory lobe of the brain is largely developed, much exceeding in size the lobe of the optic nerve.
From Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution by Morris, Charles
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