Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of cirripeds of the division Rhizocephala, type of a family Sacculinidæ. The species are parasitic upon crabs. See cut under
Rhizocephala . - noun [lowercase] A species of this genus.
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- noun A
parasite of the genusSacculina .
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Examples
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You (hopefully) can't inject the gooey center of yourself into your neighbor and take over his brain, but you can take the story of the sacculina as a parable showing you how mooching should be done.
Boing Boing 2009
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Actually more of a barnacle with a parasitic bent, the sacculina starts out life as a weensy, free-floating organism, swimming about the seas.
Boing Boing 2009
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Although she spends her early life footloose and fancy-free, what the female sacculina really wants is to meet a nice crab and settle down.
Boing Boing 2009
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You (hopefully) can't inject the gooey center of yourself into your neighbor and take over his brain, but you can take the story of the sacculina as a parable showing you how mooching should be done.
Boing Boing 2009
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