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rhizocephalan

rhi·zo·ceph·a·lan [ rzō séffələn ] (plural rhi·zo·ceph·a·lans)


noun 
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parasitic crustacean: a small crustacean that lives in water as a parasite on crabs. Order Rhizocephala.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Rhizocephala< Greek rhiza "root" + kephalē "head"]
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