ˌsirəˈpēdēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cirr- + -pedia footed ones (from Latin ped-, pes foot) — more at foot
: a subclass of Crustacea comprising the barnacles, goose barnacles, and a few highly modified parasitic related forms, all being free-swimming in the larval stages but permanently attached or parasitic as adults
• cir·ri·pe·di·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dēəl adjective