Lissencephala

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

  Lissencephala \Lis`sen*ceph"a*la\
     (l[i^]s`s[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
     lisso`s smooth + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zool.)
     A general name for all those placental mammals that have a
     brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia,
     Insectivora, etc.


     [1913 Webster] Lissom