Lissencephala

plural noun

Lis·​sen·​ceph·​a·​la

ˌli(ˌ)senˈsefələ,

sə̇n-,

-₋sᵊn-

in some classifications

: eutherian mammals having a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions and including the edentates, bats, insectivores, and rodents

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from liss- + -encephala (from Greek enkephalos brain)

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