HyperDic: pineal_eye

English > 1 sense of the expression pineal eye:
NOUNbodypineal eye, third eyea sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
English > pineal eye: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles.
Synonymthird eye
Part ofdiencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalonThe posterior division of the forebrain
Broadersense organ, sensory receptor, receptorAn organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

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