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Webster 1913 Edition
Cephalization
Cephˊa-li-za′tion
,Noun.
Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the head, in animal development.
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Definition 2024
cephalization
cephalization
English
Noun
cephalization (plural cephalizations)
- (biology) An evolutionary trend in which the neural and sense organs become centralized at one end (the head) of an animal