rhizocephalous

rhi·zo·ceph·a·lous

[rahy-zoh-sef-uh-luhs]
adjective Zoology.
belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.

Origin:
1890–95; rhizo- + -cephalous

rhi·zo·ceph·a·lan, noun
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