'Cirripedia' definitions:
Definition of 'Cirripedia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Barnacles [syn: Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia]
Definition of 'Cirripedia'
From: GCIDE
- Cirripedia \Cir`ri*pe"di*a\, n. 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. [1913 Webster]