Cirripede (Noun)
Meaning
Marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The cirripede attached itself firmly to the rock, its feathery appendages swaying gently in the ocean current.
- Cirripedes are often found in large clusters on ship hulls and other submerged surfaces.
- The free-swimming larvae of the cirripede eventually settled on a suitable surface and began to form their hard shells.
- After metamorphosis, the cirripede's body was completely enclosed in a hard, protective covering.
- The specialized appendages of the cirripede allowed it to efficiently capture small prey particles from the water.