cephalization

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sef′ə lə zāshən)


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ceph•a•li•za•tion  (sef′ə lə zāshən),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]
  1. Zoologya tendency in the development of animals to localization of important organs or parts in or near the head.
  • cephal- + -ization 1860–65


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