hypercarcinization

noun

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

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Meanings

nounhypercarcinization (uncountable)

alternative hypercarcinisation

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

Origin

hyper- + carcinization

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APA

hypercarcinization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercarcinization

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“hypercarcinization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercarcinization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercarcinization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercarcinization.

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