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hypercarcinization

hypercarcinization noun: extreme carcinization in crabs. Convergent evolution of a false crab lineage to completely resemble the true crabs, having become fully carcinized.

Noun

hypercarcinization (uncountable)

  1. (evolution) Extreme carcinization in crabs. Convergent evolution of a false crab lineage to completely resemble the true crabs, having become fully carcinized.

Forms of hypercarcinization

alternative formhypercarcinisation

Origin of hypercarcinization

hyper- + carcinization

Questions about hypercarcinization

What does hypercarcinization mean?
Hypercarcinization means extreme carcinization in crabs. Convergent evolution of a false crab lineage to completely resemble the true crabs, having become fully carcinized.
What part of speech is hypercarcinization?
Hypercarcinization is a noun.

Words near hypercarcinization in the dictionary

  1. hypercarbia
  2. hypercarbic
  3. hypercarbonylation
  4. hypercarboxemia
  5. hypercarcinisation
  6. hypercarcinization
  7. hypercarcinogenic
  8. hypercard
  9. hypercardioid
  10. hypercards
  11. hypercare

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