decarcinization

English

Noun

decarcinization (uncountable)

1. The process of becoming un-crab-like; the evolution of a crablike species away from a crablike form.

   Antonym: carcinization

   • 2021, WP Veldsman, Coconut Crab Genomics: A Study of Terrestrial Adaptation in the Anomura:

     The latter authors also suggest that evolution of the crab-like form is irreversible, which stands in stark contrast to the notion of decarcinization. Nevertheless, DNA sequencing is a boon […]

   • 2023, J. Luque, H. D. Bracken-Grissom, J. Ortega-Hernández, et al., Fossil calibrations for molecular analyses and divergence time estimation for true crabs (Decapoda: Brachyura):

     This represents a critical first step understanding the evolution of carcinization and decarcinization in true crabs, the appearance of key adaptations, and the transition from sea to land […]