Anatifa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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