Cryptocephala
plural noun
Cryp·to·ceph·a·la
\-ˈsefələ\
Definition of Cryptocephala
in some classifications
: a primary division of Polychaeta in which the peristomium is greatly developed and the prostomium is reduced — compare phanerocephala
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Origin and Etymology of cryptocephala
New Latin, from crypt- + -cephala
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