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Definition of Ceroplastes cirripediformis

Ceroplastes cirripediformis
Barnacle Bar"na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. ? ham Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach, limpet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle. Barnacle eater (Zo["o]l.), the orange filefish. Barnacle scale (Zo["o]l.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form.

Meaning of Ceroplastes cirripediformis from wikipedia

- Ceroplastes cirripediformis, known generally as the barnacle scale or barnacle wax scale, is a species of soft scale insect in the family Coccidae. "Ceroplastes...
- (Fabricius, 1798) c Ceroplastes cir****datus Green, 1923 c g Ceroplastes cirripediformis Comstock, 1881 i c g b (barnacle scale) Ceroplastes cistudiformis ****erell...
- Pseudophilippia Richardiella Torarchus Toumeyella Xenolecanium Antecerococcus Ceroplastes Coccus Linnaeus, 1758 Eucalymnatus ****erell, 1901 Eulecanium Kilifia...