: having a brain of a specified kind
—used in combination
featherbrained
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There is beauty in the idea that beaked whales are out there, truly wild, a corrective to our inflated sense that everything revolves around our own big-brained, thick-skulled species.
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J. B. MacKinnon, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021
Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk’s split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023
There is another, again poignant, possible explanation for the disappearance of the big-brained people.
—Richard Granger, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
Many animals are known to engage in play—usually large-brained mammals (like humans) and birds.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
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J. B. MacKinnon, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021
Growing competition from other auto makers, Mr. Musk’s split-brained focus on Twitter Inc., and waning Chinese demand have shaken confidence.
—Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 27 Jan. 2023
There is another, again poignant, possible explanation for the disappearance of the big-brained people.
—Richard Granger, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
Many animals are known to engage in play—usually large-brained mammals (like humans) and birds.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2022
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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brained. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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