fossorialization

English

Etymology

From fossorial +‎ -ization.

Noun

fossorialization (uncountable)

1. modification to become fossorial
   • 2015 October 22, “Molecular Phylogeny Supports Repeated Adaptation to Burrowing within Small-Eared Shrews Genus of Cryptotis (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae)”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     In the current study, we demonstrate that fossorialization can evolve repeatedly even within a single genus and at a relatively shallow time scale.