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encephalizations

encephalizations is the plural of encephalization.

Meaning of encephalization

Noun

encephalization (plural encephalizations)

  1. The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.
    • The answer to this will determine the encephalization quotients of the two types of early hominids, which is an important indicator of relative "braininess," an issue that is now up for grabs.1998 June 12, Dean Falk, “PALEONTOLOGY: Hominid Brain Evolution: Looks Can Be Deceiving”, in Science, volume 280, number 5370, →DOI

Questions about encephalizations

What is encephalizations the plural of?
Encephalizations is the plural of encephalization.

Words near encephalizations in the dictionary

  1. encephalitozoonosis
  2. encephalitozoons
  3. encephalization
  4. encephalization quotient
  5. encephalization quotients
  6. encephalizations
  7. encephalize
  8. encephalized
  9. encephalizes
  10. encephalizing
  11. encephalo-

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