Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun That portion of the brain of an insect which comprises the antennal or olfactory lobes; the second lobe of an insect's brain. Also called deuterencephalon.

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  • noun zoology The median lobes of the brain of an insect

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Examples

  • Olfactory: pertaining to the sense of smell: those lobes of the deutocerebrum from which the nerves supplying the antennae arise.

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • The [[deutocerebrum]] innervates the antennae; and the last pair, the

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • The [[deutocerebrum]] innervates the antennae; and the last pair, the

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Nervous system: Its nervous system is made up of a brain, which has three pairs of deutocerebrum innervates the antennae; and the last pair, the tritocerebrum, controls the labrum, and also connects the rest of the nervous system to the brain.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Nervous system: Its nervous system is made up of a brain, which has three pairs of deutocerebrum innervates the antennae; and the last pair, the tritocerebrum, controls the labrum, and also connects the rest of the nervous system to the brain.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Nervous system: Its nervous system is made up of a brain, which has three pairs of deutocerebrum innervates the antennae; and the last pair, the tritocerebrum, controls the labrum, and also connects the rest of the nervous system to the brain.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

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