2. Noun. (plural of encephalum) ¹
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Definition of Encephala
1. encephalon [n] - See also: encephalon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Encephala
Literary usage of Encephala
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1879)
"NOTE ON THE PRESERVATION OF encephala BY THE ZINC CHLORIDE. By PROFESSOR ROLLESTON,
F.RS. IT has long been known that Zinc Chloride may be used in ..."
2. Palaeontology Or A Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and Their by Richard Owen (1861)
"... had been excessively thickened towards the close of life by successive layers
of shell. CLASS III.—encephala. About three-fourths of the Mollusca are ..."
3. A Manual of Zoology by Henry Alleyne Nicholson (1870)
"DIVISION encephala OR CEPHALOPHORA.—The remaining three classes of the Mollusca
proper all possess a distinctly differentiated head, and are all provided ..."
4. Psychological Review by American Psychological Association (1902)
"If k and hl represent the weights of the encephala for mouse and rat in the order
named, then h:h^ :: (-Pa)': (^J)' Taking the square of the cube root of ..."