Meaning Of The Word Rhizocephalan

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Rhizocephalan? Find Rhizocephalan meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

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)

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Wild oats ‐ a woodland plant (Uvularia sessilifolia) of the…
  • Intertrial ‐ adjective: being, or relating to, an interval…
  • Abscam ‐ noun: the code name for an FBI investigation (1978–80)…
  • Take the sting out of sth ‐ If something takes the sting out of a situation…
  • Shriner ‐ noun: a member of a fraternal order (Ancient Arabic…
  • Unmoveably ‐ adverb; adverb:…
  • Transitional ‐ A transitional period is one in which things are…
  • Taintlessly ‐ adverb:…
  • Nanny tax ‐ noun: the portion of Social Security and Medicare…
  • Statal ‐ adjective: of or relating to a state, such as…