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lobe
noun(lobe)
a curved or rounded projection or division; specifically : a usually somewhat rounded projection or division of a bodily organ or part
lobe
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crossopterygian
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noun(lobe)
the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere
lobe
noun(lobe)
the posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that bears the visual cortex and has the form of a 3-sided pyramid
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noun(lobe)
an anterior projection of each cerebral hemisphere that is continuous anteriorly with the olfactory nerve
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noun(lobe)
either of two prominences of the midbrain concerned with vision
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noun(lobe)
the middle division of each cerebral hemisphere that contains an area concerned with bodily sensations
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noun(lobe)
a large lobe of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated in front of the occipital lobe and contains a sensory area associated with the organ of hearing
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any of a subclass (Crossopterygii) of bony fishes (such as a coelacanth) that have paired fins suggesting limbs, that may be ancestral to the terrestrial vertebrates, and that are mostly extinct —called also lobe-fin

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