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sacculinization

sacculinization noun: a process in which parasites evolve to lose sense organs and become simpler organisms.

Noun

sacculinization (uncountable)

  1. A process in which parasites evolve to lose sense organs and become simpler organisms.

Origin of sacculinization

From Sacculina (“barnacle”) and -ization.

Questions about sacculinization

What does sacculinization mean?
Sacculinization means a process in which parasites evolve to lose sense organs and become simpler organisms.
What part of speech is sacculinization?
Sacculinization is a noun.

Words near sacculinization in the dictionary

  1. sacculiform
  2. sacculina
  3. sacculinas
  4. sacculinid
  5. sacculinids
  6. sacculinization
  7. sacculitis
  8. sacculmic acid
  9. sacculo-
  10. sacculoampullar
  11. sacculocochlear

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