noun

cirriped

cirriped · cirripeds

Any barnacle or similar crustacean of the infraclass CirripediaAny barnacle or similar crustacean of the infraclass Cirripedia

/ˈsɪɹɪpɛd/

Meaning

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marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

Borrowed from translingual Cirripedia. By surface analysis, cirri- + -ped. Doublet of cirr

Borrowed from translingual Cirripedia. By surface analysis, cirri- + -ped. Doublet of cirripede.

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plural: cirripeds

Singular	cirriped
Plural	cirripeds

regular

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Close in meaning

marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces:barnacle cirripede

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