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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CIRRIPEDIA

Cir `ri *pe "di *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. cirrus curl + pes, pedis,foot. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Cirripedia

Cir ri pe di a |ˌsirəˈpēdēə, -ˈpedēə ˌsɪrəˈpidiə |Zoology a class of crustaceans that comprises the barnacles. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin cirrus a curl (because of the form of the legs ) + pes, ped- foot.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Cirripedia

Cirripedia |ˌsɪrɪˈpiːdɪə | plural noun Zoology a class of crustaceans that comprises the barnacles. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Latin cirrus a curl (because of the form of the legs ) + pes, ped- foot .