† metepencephalicadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meta- prefix, epencephalic adj.
Etymology: < meta- prefix + epencephalic adj., after metepencephalon n.
Anatomy.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1890 Metepencephalic, of or pertaining to the metepencephalon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).