Barnacles

A white or brown arthropoda. Has a pair of cirri, which form a net used to scoop food particles out of the water and into its mouth. Usually very sharp around the opening.

Keywords

balanus

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Crustaceans

Source

William Dwight Whitney The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: An encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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