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cephalization

Syllabification: (ceph·a·li·za·tion)

Definition of cephalization

noun

Zoology
  • the concentration of sense organs, nervous control, etc., at the anterior end of the body, forming a head and brain, both during evolution and in the course of an embryo’s development.

cephalization in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of cephalization in the British & World English dictionary