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单词 cephalization
释义

cephalization

[ sef-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]
/ ˌsɛf ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun Zoology.

a tendency in the development of animals to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head.

Origin of cephalization

First recorded in 1860–65; cephal- + -ization

Words nearby cephalization

cephalic tetanus, cephalic vein, cephalic version, cephalin, cephalitis, cephalization, cephalo-, cephalocaudal axis, cephalocele, cephalocentesis, cephalochordate
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British Dictionary definitions for cephalization

cephalization

cephalisation

/ (ˌsɛfəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

(in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
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