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cirri
(encz) | cirri,brvy n: pl. [zoo.] Jirka Daněk |
cirri
(encz) | cirri,úponek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Cirri
(gcide) | Cirri \Cir"ri\, n. pl.
See Cirrus.
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Cirri
(gcide) | Cirrus \Cir"rus\, n.; pl. Cirri. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.]
[Also written cirrhus.]
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1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many
Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near
the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of
the last segment are caudal cirri.
(b) The jointed, leglike organs of Cirripedia. See
Annelida, and Polych[ae]ta.
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Note: In some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in
locomotion; in others they are used in feeding; in the
Annelida they are mostly organs of touch. Some cirri
are branchial in function.
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3. (Zool.) The external male organ of trematodes and some
other worms, and of certain Mollusca.
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4. (Meteor.) See under Cloud.
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cirri
(encz) | cirri,brvy n: pl. [zoo.] Jirka Daněkcirri,úponek n: Zdeněk Brož |
subclass cirripedia
(encz) | subclass Cirripedia, n: |
Ceroplastes cirripediformis
(gcide) | Barnacle \Bar"na*cle\, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of
goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this
shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim.
of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe`rna ham. Cf. F.
bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach,
barneach, limpet.] (Zool.)
Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber,
ships, etc., esp.
(a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and
(b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and
allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle.
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Barnacle eater (Zool.), the orange filefish.
Barnacle scale (Zool.), a bark louse ({Ceroplastes
cirripediformis}) of the orange and quince trees in
Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile
barnacle in form.
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Cirriferous
(gcide) | Cirriferous \Cir*rif"er*ous\, a. [Cirrus + -ferous.]
Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals.
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Cirriform
(gcide) | Cirriform \Cir"ri*form\, a. [Cirrus + -form.] (Biol.)
Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of
both animals and plants.
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Cirrigerous
(gcide) | Cirrigerous \Cir*rig"er*ous\, a. [Cirrus + -gerous.] (Biol.)
Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hairlike
appendages.
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Cirrigrade
(gcide) | Cirrigrade \Cir"ri*grade\, a. [Cirrus + L. gradi to walk.]
(Biol.)
Moving or moved by cirri, or hairlike appendages.
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Cirriped
(gcide) | Cirriped \Cir"ri*ped\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Cirripedia.
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Cirripedia
(gcide) | Cirripedia \Cir`ri*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. cirrus curl +
pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)
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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cirriped
(wn) | cirriped
n 1: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages;
free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and
live attached to submerged surfaces [syn: barnacle,
cirriped, cirripede] |
cirripede
(wn) | cirripede
n 1: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages;
free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and
live attached to submerged surfaces [syn: barnacle,
cirriped, cirripede] |
cirripedia
(wn) | Cirripedia
n 1: barnacles [syn: Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia] |
subclass cirripedia
(wn) | subclass Cirripedia
n 1: barnacles [syn: Cirripedia, subclass Cirripedia] |
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