noun
a sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptiles
• Syn: ↑pineal eye
• Hypernyms: ↑sense organ, ↑sensory receptor, ↑receptor
• Part Holonyms: ↑diencephalon, ↑interbrain, ↑betweenbrain, ↑thalmencephalon
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1. See pineal eye.
2. intuition.
[1800-10]
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third eye noun (informal)
1. The pineal gland
2. An organ supposed to enable extrasensory perception
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Main Entry: ↑third
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n.
1) Hinduism the locus of occult power and wisdom in the forehead of a deity, esp. the god Shiva
■ the "eye of insight" located in the forehead, which can be activated through the practice of yoga
2) informal term for pineal eye
Useful english dictionary. 2012.