"mushroom body" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mushroom bodies [plural]
Etymology: From mushroom + body, after German pilzhutförmiger Körper. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mushroom}} mushroom, {{m|en|body}} body, {{uder|en|de|pilzhutförmiger Körper}} German pilzhutförmiger Körper Head templates: {{en-noun}} mushroom body (plural mushroom bodies)
  1. (entomology) Either of a pair of structures in the brains of insects and some other arthropods thought to be involved in learning and memory. Wikipedia link: mushroom bodies Categories (topical): Entomology Synonyms: corpora pedunculata
    Sense id: en-mushroom_body-en-noun-PLN5k1ls Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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