rhizocephalan
rhizocephalan
(ˌraɪzəʊˈsɛfələn)n
(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
(Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Rhizocephala
[C19: from New Latin Rhizocephala (literally: root-headed), from rhizo- + -cephala from Greek kephalē head]
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