barnacle, cirriped, cirripede
(noun) 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® 3.1
cirriped (plural cirripeds)
Any barnacle or similar crustacean of the infraclass Cirripedia.
Source: Wiktionary
Cir"ri*ped, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Cirripedia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 June 2025
(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
