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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

barnacle cirriped

Hypernyms

crustacean

Hyponyms

gooseneck barnacle rock barnacle goose barnacle acorn barnacle Lepas fascicularis Balanus balanoides

Close letter words and terms

cirrigrade Cirrincione cirriped cirripedia cirripedial cirripedian