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Meaning of ANATIFA

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*nat"i*fa\, n.; pl. {Anatif[ae]}. [NL., contr. fr.
anatifera. See {Anatiferous}.] (Zo["o]l.)
An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus {Lepas}, having
a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See
{Cirripedia}.
Note: The term Anatif[ae], in the plural, is often used for
      the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.
 
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