archencephala

1 of 2

plural of archencephalon

Archencephala

2 of 2

plural noun

Arch·​en·​ceph·​a·​la

¦ärk‧ˌenˈsefələ

: humans regarded as constituting a separate subclass of Mammalia

—not now used as an acceptable taxonomic concept

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from archi- + encephala (plural of encephalon)

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