mōˈtōrēəm noun
( plural moto·ria -ēə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, neuter of motorius moving — more at motory
1. : the part of an organism (as of its nervous system) that is concerned in movement as distinguished from that concerned in sensation
2. : a differentiated cytoplasmic area in certain protozoans that acts as a coordinating center analogous to the brain of higher animals