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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Rhi·nen·ceph·a·lon n.; pl. Rhinencephala   Anat. The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon, consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the olfactory nerves arise.
 Note: ☞ The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 rhinencephalon
      n : a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense
          of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate
          complex emotional behavior [syn: olfactory brain]
      [also: rhinencephala (pl)]

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 rhinencephala
      See rhinencephalon