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rhi•zo•ceph•a•lous
(rī′zō sef′ə ləs),USA pronunciation adj. [Zool.]
- Zoologybelonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rhizo- + -cephalous 1890–95