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Webster 1913 Edition
Cirripedia
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Cirˊri-pe′di-a
,Noun.
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
.