cirripede

British  

/ ˈsɪrɪˌpiːd, ˈsɪrɪˌpɛd /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Cirripedia

cirripede Scientific  

/ sîr′ə-pēd′ /

1. 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.

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Example Sentences

The ultimate segment has on the middle of the outer margin, in A. cornuta, two minute spines, which I have not observed in any other cirripede: on the summit there are the usual spines.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

While on the coast of Chili he had found a curious new cirripede, to understand the structure of which he had to examine and dissect many of the common forms.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

Thus in the 'Origin,' page 440, there is a description of a larval cirripede, "with six pairs of beautifully constructed natatory legs, a pair of magnificent compound eyes, and extremely complex antennae."

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

I have lately got a bisexual cirripede, the male being microscopically small and parasitic within the sack of the female.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

If one rare cirripede, the Anelasma squalicola, had become extinct, it would have been very difficult to conjecture how so enormous a change could have been gradually effected.

From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles