cirripede C2 Topic:Animals US /ˈsɪrəˌpiːd/ UK /ˈsɪrəˌpiːd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a marine crustacean such as a barnacle, with feathery appendages for catching food Darwin spent years studying cirripedes and their classification. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a marine crustacean such as... barnaclecirriped Word family Derived forms cirripedes Related forms crustaceanbarnacle Etymology From Latin cirrus, "curl, tendril," plus pes, "foot," referring to the curled, feathery feeding appendages of barnacles and related marine crustaceans. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cirripede **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪrəˌpiːd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪrəˌpiːd/ ## Meanings 1. a marine crustacean such as a barnacle, with feathery appendages for catching food ## Examples - Darwin spent years studying cirripedes and their classification. ## Synonyms - barnacle - cirriped ## Derived Forms - cirripedes ## Related Forms - crustacean - barnacle ## Etymology From Latin cirrus, "curl, tendril," plus pes, "foot," referring to the curled, feathery feeding appendages of barnacles and related marine crustaceans. ## Topics - Animals markdown