/ Dictionary / Index R rhizocephalous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rhi•zo•ceph•a•lous Pronunciation: (rī"zō-sef'u-lus), [key] — adj. Zool. belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. rhizocarpous rhizoctonia Related Content Daily Word Quiz: innocuous Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language