Quadrigeminal

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

  Quadrigeminal \Quad`ri*gem"i*nal\, Quadrigeminous
  \Quad`ri*gem"i*nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]
     Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar
     parts.
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     {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or
        elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most
        mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the
        nates, and the posterior the testes.
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