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Webster 1913 Edition

Rhizocephala

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Rhiˊzo-ceph′a-la

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Noun.

pl.

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] root + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] head.]

(Zool.)

A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See Illusration in Appendix.