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    PINEAL EYE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesplay

    Synonyms:

    pineal eye; third eye

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("pineal eye" is a kind of...):

    receptor; sense organ; sensory receptor (an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation)

    Holonyms ("pineal eye" is a part of...):

    betweenbrain; diencephalon; interbrain; thalmencephalon (the posterior division of the forebrain; connects the cerebral hemispheres with the mesencephalon)

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