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RHIZOCEPHALA

\ɹˌa͡ɪzə͡ʊsfˈɑːlə], \ɹˌa‍ɪzə‍ʊsfˈɑːlə], \ɹ_ˌaɪ_z_əʊ_s_f_ˈɑː_l_ə]\

Definitions of RHIZOCEPHALA

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

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

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

r[=i]-z[=o]-sef'a-la, n. a group of small parasitic crustaceans.--adj. RHIZOCEPH'ALOUS. [Gr. rhiza, root, kephal[=e], head.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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