rhizocephalan

noun

rhi·​zo·​ceph·​a·​lan

-lən

variants or rhizocephalid

-lə̇d

plural -s

: a crustacean of the order Rhizocephala

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Rhizocephala + English -an or -id

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