RHIZOCEPHALOUS


Meaning of RHIZOCEPHALOUS in English

/ruy'zoh sef"euh leuhs/ , adj. Zool.

belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.

[ 1890-95; RHIZO- + -CEPHALOUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .