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| cir·ri·ped [ srə pèd ] (plural cir·ri·peds) or cir·ri·pede [ srə pd ] (plural cir·ri·pedes) |
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barnacle: a sea crustacean that lives fixed in one spot and draws food by means of slender hairs cirri. Subclass Cirripedia.
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| [Mid-19th century < modern Latin Cirripedia "with curly legs" < Latin cirrus "curl"] |
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