Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Those mammals which have smooth brains; in Owen's system of classification, one of four prime divisions of Mammalia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Zoöl.) A general name for all those placental mammals that have a brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia, Insectivora, etc.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word lissencephala.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.