English
hypercarcinization
hyper- + carcinization
Formed from hyper- + carcinization
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *upér ‘over, above’
Proto-Hellenic *hupér
Ancient Greek ὑπέρ ‘over’
English hyper-
Ancient Greek καρκῐ́νος ‘crab’
English carcinization
Today it means
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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Etymograph / hypercarcinization