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cirriped

/ˈsɪr.ɪ.pɛd/

Tradução: Crustáceo marinho que possui apêndices plumosos para alimentação, nada livremente na fase larval e, na fase adulta, forma uma concha rígida e vive fixado a superfícies submersas.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈsɪr.ɪ.pɛd/

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.

  • 🇵🇹Crustáceo marinho que possui apêndices plumosos para alimentação, nada livremente na fase larval e, na fase adulta, forma uma concha rígida e vive fixado a superfícies submersas.
  1. Barnacle C2 formal scientific

    A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that, as an adult, attaches itself permanently to a surface, such as rocks, ship hulls, or whales, and feeds by filtering plankton with feathery appendages.

    • The ship's hull was covered in cirripeds, slowing its speed.
    • Cirripeds begin their lives as free-swimming larvae before settling.
    • Marine biologists study how cirripeds attach to underwater surfaces.

    🇵🇹Craca

    Sinônimos: barnaclecirripede

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