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cirripede

/ˈsɪr.ɪ.piːd/

Traduction: Crustacé marin dont la larve est libre et nageuse, puis qui se fixe à un support et s'entoure d'une coquille calcaire, se nourrissant grâce à des appendices plumeux.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˈsɪr.ɪ.piːd/

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.

  • 🇫🇷Crustacé marin dont la larve est libre et nageuse, puis qui se fixe à un support et s'entoure d'une coquille calcaire, se nourrissant grâce à des appendices plumeux.
  1. Barnacle C2 formal scientific

    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.

    • 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.

    🇫🇷Cirripède (bernache)

    Synonymes: barnaclecirriped

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