[sir-uh-ped] 
| 1. | any crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, chiefly comprising the barnacles, typically free-swimming in the larval stage and attached or parasitic in the adult stage, with slender, bristly appendages for gathering food. |
| 2. | having legs like cirri. |
| 3. | belonging or pertaining to the Cirripedia. |
| cir·ri·ped (sîr'ə-pěd') n. Any of various crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia, which includes the barnacles and related organisms that attach themselves to objects or become parasitic in the adult stage. [From New Latin Cirripedia, order name : cirr(us) + -ped.] cir'ri·ped' adj. |
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