: having a brain of a specified kind
—used in combination
featherbrained
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One unusual exception was Homo floresiensis, the small-brained ‘hobbit’ species discovered in Indonesia.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The findings, published Monday, April 20, in Current Biology, challenge core predictions of contest theory and offer a rare individual-level demonstration of how behavioral flexibility operates in a large-brained, non-primate species.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Life only became intelligent with the rise of large-brained mammals, like us and our direct ancestors.
—Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 16 May 2026
This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
—Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
The findings, published Monday, April 20, in Current Biology, challenge core predictions of contest theory and offer a rare individual-level demonstration of how behavioral flexibility operates in a large-brained, non-primate species.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Life only became intelligent with the rise of large-brained mammals, like us and our direct ancestors.
—Big Think, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Brained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brained. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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