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fossorialization

fossorialization noun: modification to become fossorial.

Noun

fossorialization (uncountable)

  1. modification to become fossorial
    • In the current study, we demonstrate that fossorialization can evolve repeatedly even within a single genus and at a relatively shallow time scale.2015 October 22, “Molecular Phylogeny Supports Repeated Adaptation to Burrowing within Small-Eared Shrews Genus of Cryptotis (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of fossorialization

From fossorial + -ization.

Questions about fossorialization

What does fossorialization mean?
Fossorialization means modification to become fossorial.
What part of speech is fossorialization?
Fossorialization is a noun.

Words near fossorialization in the dictionary

  1. Fossler
  2. fossor
  3. fossorial
  4. fossorialism
  5. fossoriality
  6. fossorialization
  7. fossorially
  8. fossorials
  9. fossorious
  10. fossors
  11. fossula

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