Gyrencephala

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gyrencephala \Gyr`en*ceph"a*la\
     (j[i^]r`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gyro`s
     round + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zool.)
     The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is
     convoluted. -- {Gyr`en*ceph"a*lous}
     (j[i^]r`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a.


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