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LEPADOID
Lep"a*doid, n. Etym: [Lepas + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family Lepadidæ; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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