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rhizocephalan
noun
rhi·zo·ceph·a·lan
\-lən\
variants: or
rhizocephalid
\-lə̇d\Definition of rhizocephalan
-s
: a crustacean of the order Rhizocephala
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Origin and Etymology of rhizocephalan
New Latin Rhizocephala + English -an or -id
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