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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The bulblike distal end of the olfactory lobe, where the olfactory nerves begin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
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