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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cirripedia \Cir`ri*pe"di*a\, n. pl [NL., fr L. cirrus curl + pes, pedis, foot.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Cirripedia n : barnacles [syn: {Cirripedia}, {subclass Cirripedia}]
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