carcinization.
The convergent evolution of decapod crustaceans from forms dissimilar to true crabs into similar forms.
Meaning & usage
The convergent evolution of decapod crustaceans from forms dissimilar to true crabs into similar forms.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος (karkĭ́nos, “crab”) + English -ization (suffix forming nouns denoting the act, process, or result of doing or making something), coined by British zoologist Lancelot Alexander Borradaile (1872–1945) in a 1916 report: see the quotation.
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