or Brit  pal*aeo*pal*li*um  n, pl  -lia  or  -li*ums  :  a phylogenetically old part of the cerebral cortex that develops along the lateral aspect of the hemispheres and gives rise to the olfactory lobes in higher forms .
 
 
 
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