Cir'ri-pēd, n.

n. [Lat. cirrus, lock of hair, and pes, pedis, foot.] (Zoöl.) An animal having a shell like a mollusk, but with jointed members or legs as well as body, thus being strictly a crustacean. From the opening of the shell, which is closed by two valves, the animal throws out a group of curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of the group. Dana.