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Cirripedia
Webster's Dictionary
(n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult, they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. See Anatifa.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cirripedia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/cirripedia.html. 1828.