noun
the part of the brain having the most recent phylogenetic origin; the cerebral cortex and related parts
• Syn: ↑neencephalon
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
• Part Holonyms: ↑brain, ↑encephalon
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/nee'oh en sef"euh lon', -leuhn/, n., pl. neoencephalons, neoencephala /-leuh/.
neencephalon.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.