cirrópodo 57
cirrópodo . ( Of the lat. ) Cirrus , cyrrhus 2 , and ?(I managed ). 1. adj. Zool. He said marine, hermaphrodite, crustaceans whose larvae are free and swimmers. In the adult stage are fixed on the objects submerged, usually by a peduncle. They have a body surrounded by a shell composed of several calcareous plates, which can take the Cirrus; e.g. the barnacles and sea acorns. Some species are parasitic. U t. c. s. 2. m. pl. Zool. Order of these animals. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.