rhi·zo·ceph·a·lan (r  z -s f  -ln)n. Any of various small aquatic crustaceans of the order Rhizocephala that are parasitic on other crustaceans. [From New Latin Rhizocephala, order name : rhizo- + Greek kephal  , head; see cephalo-.]rhi zo·cepha·lous (-ls) adj. |
rhizocephalan [ˌraɪzəʊˈsɛfələn]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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)
adj also rhizocephalous
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Rhizocephala
[from New Latin Rhizocephala (literally: root-headed), from rhizo- + -cephala from Greek kephalē head]
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