4 Results for *cirriped*
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หรือค้นหา: cirriped, -cirriped-Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
| Cirriped | n. (Zool.) One of the Cirripedia. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Cirripedia | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. cirrus curl + pes, pedis, foot. ] (Zool.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa. [ 1913 Webster ] |
WordNet (3.0)
| cirripedia | (n) barnacles, Syn. subclass Cirripedia |
| barnacle | (n) marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces, Syn. cirriped, cirripede |
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