cephalon Zool.
(ˈsɛfələn)
[mod.L., f. Gr. κεϕαλή head: cf. encephalon.]
The region of the head in certain arthropods.
| 1875 Huxley & Martin Elem. Biol. xii. 123 An anterior division, which belongs to the head or cephalon. 1945 T. H. Savory Spiders Brit. Isles (ed. 2) 199 Cephalon short, broader than long, smooth. |