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Definition of: rhizocephalous
(rī′zō ·sef′ə·ləs) adjective Zool.
Naming or pertaining to a suborder (Rhizocephala) of parasitic cirripeds, without antennae or feet, which attach themselves to crabs by a short peduncle from which rootlike processes branch out.
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