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Thoracica

plural noun
Tho·​rac·​i·​ca | \ -sə̇kə\

Definition of Thoracica

: a division of Cirripedia including barnacles that have six thoracic segments usually bearing six pairs of cirri

History and Etymology for Thoracica

New Latin, from thoracica, neuter plural of thoracicus thoracic, from Late Greek thōrakikos

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