encephalisation

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A form of encephalization — The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.

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Meanings

nounencephalisation (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of encephalization.

    Neither data set provided evidence for an increased encephalisation index compared to other wrasse species.

    2015 August 12, “Relative Brain and Brain Part Sizes Provide Only Limited Evidence that Machiavellian Behaviour in Cleaner Wrasse Is Cognitively Demanding”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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APA

encephalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalisation

MLA

“encephalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “encephalisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/encephalisation.

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