Meaning Of The Word Rhizocephalan

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Rhizocephalan Meaning

Rhizocephalan Definition
Rhizocephalan Definition

What's The Definition Of Rhizocephalan?

rhizocephalan in American English
any of an order (Rhizocephala) of cirriped crustaceans that live as internal parasites on crabs

rhizocephalan in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the order Rhizocephala
noun: 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)

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