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单词 cephalization
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Definition of cephalization in English:

cephalization

(British cephalisation)
noun ˌkɛfəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nˌsɛfəlʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nˌsefələˈzāSH(ə)n
mass nounZoology
  • 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.

    〔动〕头部形成,头向集中

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They also do not have the degree of cephalization seen in the mandibulates.
    • In some flatworms, the process of cephalization has included the development in the head region of light-sensitive organs called ocelli.
    • Apparently, cephalization in the complex body plans of mandibulates (insects and crustaceans) has resulted in complex regulation of both the anterior and posterior expression boundaries in the head.
    • This, in turn, would have been a factor in the evolution of cephalization.
    • Scyphozoan polyps and medusae exhibit no cephalization and contain no brain, but in some species, light-sensitive eyespots are located along the bell margin of the medusa.

Definition of cephalization in US English:

cephalization

(British cephalisation)
nounˌsefələˈzāSH(ə)n
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.

    〔动〕头部形成,头向集中

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They also do not have the degree of cephalization seen in the mandibulates.
    • Scyphozoan polyps and medusae exhibit no cephalization and contain no brain, but in some species, light-sensitive eyespots are located along the bell margin of the medusa.
    • This, in turn, would have been a factor in the evolution of cephalization.
    • In some flatworms, the process of cephalization has included the development in the head region of light-sensitive organs called ocelli.
    • Apparently, cephalization in the complex body plans of mandibulates (insects and crustaceans) has resulted in complex regulation of both the anterior and posterior expression boundaries in the head.
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