mesencephalon
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the middle portion of the brain
Types & categories
- neural structure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- brain part holonym
- substantia nigra part meronym
- superior colliculus part meronym
- inferior colliculus part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | brain |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | substantia nigra |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | superior colliculus |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | inferior colliculus |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | neural structure |