rhizocephalan

rhi·zo·ceph·a·lous

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Definitions of rhizocephalan word

adjective rhizocephalan belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs. 1
noun rhizocephalan any parasitic crustacean of the order Rhizocephala, esp Sacculina carcini, which has a saclike body and sends out absorptive processes into the body of its host, the crab: subclass Cirripedia (barnacles) 0
adjective rhizocephalan of, relating to, or belonging to the order Rhizocephala 0
noun rhizocephalan any of an order (Rhizocephala) of cirriped crustaceans that live as internal parasites on crabs 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; rhizo- + -cephalous

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