cirripede
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cir·ri·pede
(sîr′ə-pēd′) also cir·ri·ped (-pĕd′)n.
Any of various crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia, which includes the barnacles and related organisms that attach themselves to objects or become parasitic in the adult stage.
cir′ri·pede′ adj.
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cirripede
(ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd) ,cirriped
orcirrhipede
n
(Animals) any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, including the barnacles, the adults of which are sessile or parasitic
adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Cirripedia
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Noun | 1. | cirripede - marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces crustacean - any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia - barnacles acorn barnacle, Balanus balanoides, rock barnacle - barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones goose barnacle, gooseneck barnacle, Lepas fascicularis - stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers |
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