cirripede

cirriped (ˈsɪrɪˌpɛd)

/ (ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd) /

noun

any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, including the barnacles, the adults of which are sessile or parasitic

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Cirripedia

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Examples from the Web for cirripede

This little Cirripede is, in many respects, in a partially embryonic condition.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
I could not distinguish the knob on which, in every other cirripede, the palpi are articulated.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Underneath this slightly prominent and closed mouth, I found all the masticatory organs of a Cirripede, in an immature condition.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin
Owing to this circumstance, the skin of the Whale has been mistaken by some authors for parts of the Cirripede!
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin

In the young Cirripede, after the metamorphosis, there is no trace of this medial dorsal suture, or of the wider sternal surface.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2)|Charles Darwin

Science definitions for cirripede

cirripede

[ sîr′ə-pēd′ ]

Any of various small marine crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia, which includes the barnacles. Some cirripedes become internal parasites of other marine invertebrates in the adult stage, while others (the barnacles) attach themselves to objects and grow a hard shell. Cirripedes are related to copepods.