anatif[ae]

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anatif[ae] - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Anatifa \A*nat"i*fa\, n.; pl. Anatif[ae]. [NL., contr. fr.
     anatifera. See Anatiferous.] (Zool.)
     An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus Lepas, having
     a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See
     Cirripedia.
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     Note: The term Anatif[ae], in the plural, is often used for
           the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.
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