ALL meanings of rhizocephalan
rhi·zo·ceph·a·lous
R r - adjective rhizocephalan belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs. 1
- noun rhizocephalan 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) 0
- adjective rhizocephalan of, relating to, or belonging to the order Rhizocephala 0
- noun rhizocephalan any of an order (Rhizocephala) of cirriped crustaceans that live as internal parasites on crabs 0