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[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]