carcinization

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːsɪnɪˈzeɪʃn̩/, /-naɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɑɹsɪnɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /-naɪ-/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: car‧cin‧i‧za‧tion === Noun === carcinization (uncountable) (American spelling, Oxford British English) (evolutionary theory, zoology) The convergent evolution of decapod crustaceans from forms dissimilar to true crabs into similar forms. [from 1916] ==== Alternative forms ==== carcinisation (non-Oxford British spelling) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === carcinisation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia