olfactory loben.
/ɒlˌfakt(ə)rɪ ˈləʊb/, U.S. /ɑlˌfækt(ə)ri ˈloʊb/, /oʊlˌfækt(ə)ri ˈloʊb/ Anatomy and Zoology.
The area of the vertebrate cerebral hemisphere concerned with the processing of olfactory stimuli and reactions.
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nates?1545
lobe1672
testis1681
vermiform process1836
olfactory lobe1837
island of Reil1840
rhinencephalon1846
worm1857
precuneus1879
insula1886
vermis1890
tonsil1891
1837 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 127 95 Olfactory lobes or ganglions.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life Introd. 65 The cerebral hemispheres always contain a lateral ventricle, which is prolonged into the interior of the sessile olfactory lobes.
1971 New Scientist 13 May 370/3 With these animals removal of both olfactory lobes increased the likelihood of going into a lordotic posture.
1996 A. Outwater Water 24 The beaver is a clever engineer, but its brain is embarrassingly small—smooth and unconvoluted except for the well-developed olfactory lobe.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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