arthropodization
/ˌɑːθrəpɒdʌɪˈzeɪʃn/(also arthropodisation) Biology
noun
The evolutionary development of arthropod characteristics; such characteristics collectively, regarded in evolutionary terms.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Biological Reviews. From either arthropod or Arthropoda + -ization.
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- hold the fort
- hold the front page
- hold the line
- hold the man
- hold the purse strings
- hold the ring
- hold the stage
- hold thumbs
- hold together (or hold something together)
- hold up
- hold up one's head (or hold one's head high)
- hold water
- hold with
- hole
- hole-and-corner
- hole card
- hole-in-one
- hole in the heart
- hole in the wall
- hole out
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- hole saw
- hole up
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