cephalization

noun

ceph·a·li·za·tion | \ ˌse-fə-lə-ˈzā-shən

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: a tendency in the evolution of organisms to concentrate the sensory and neural organs in an anterior head

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The first known use of cephalization was in 1864

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cephalization

noun

ceph·a·li·za·tion

variants: or British cephalisation \ ˌsef-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən

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: an evolutionary tendency to specialization of the body with concentration of sensory and neural organs in an anterior head

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