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cirripede

/ˈsɪr.ɪ.piːd/

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noun

/ˈsɪr.ɪ.piːd/C2formalscientific
  • ruМорское ракообразное, имеющее перистые придатки для питания, свободно плавающее на стадии личинки, а во взрослом состоянии образующее твёрдую раковину и живущее, прикрепившись к подводным поверхностям.

A marine crustacean that has feathery appendages for feeding, is free-swimming as a larva, and as an adult forms a hard shell and lives attached to submerged surfaces.

  1. BarnacleC2formalscientific

    A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that has feathery appendages for feeding, is free-swimming as a larva, and as an adult forms a hard calcareous shell and lives attached to submerged surfaces such as rocks, ship hulls, or whales.

    ruУсоногий рак

    • The ship's hull was covered in cirripedes, slowing its speed.
    • Cirripedes are often found in dense clusters in the intertidal zone.
    • The cirripede larva settles on a surface and undergoes metamorphosis into an adult.

    Synonymsbarnaclecirriped

Forms
  • cirripedes plural form
  • cirripedes' possessive plural form
  • cirripede's possessive singular form