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.

Synonyms

• Barnacle
• Cirriped

Hypernyms

• Crustacean

Hyponyms

• Gooseneck Barnacle
• Acorn Barnacle
• Goose Barnacle
• Rock Barnacle