carcinization

蟹化

发音

UK /ˌkɑːsɪnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/
其它
UK /-naɪ-/
US /ˌkɑɹsɪnɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
US /-naɪ-/

别名

carcinisation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The convergent evolution of decapod crustaceans from forms dissimilar to true crabs into similar forms.

    蟹化

    美国 不可数 生物 动物学

词源

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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