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cirriped definition

cirri·ped (sir′i ped′)

noun

any of a class (Cirripedia) of saltwater crustaceans that are attached or parasitic as adults, including the barnacles and the rhizocephalans

Etymology: < ModL < cirri + L pes (gen. pedis), foot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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