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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. barnacles;
[syn: Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cirripedia \Cir`ri*pe"di*a\, 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 (r) 3.0 (2006):

Cirripedia n 1: barnacles [syn: Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia]