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arthropodizationEvolutionary development of the arthropod condition as we know it today from an annelid-like ancestral form. The most significant development was the acquisition of a hard rigid cuticular exoskeleton which necessitated many structural, physiological and biochemical changes to make a functional arthropod body form.
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arthropodizationEvolutionary development of the combination of characteristics associated with the Arthropoda, including a firm cuticular exoskeleton containing chitin. arthropods
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arthropodization
(biology) The appearance of hard, ring-like joints around the legs.
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