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Meaning of LEPAS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the family Lepadidae
 
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 Synonyms: genus Lepas
 
 See Also: arthropod genus, family Lepadidae, goose barnacle, Lepadidae, Lepas fascicularis

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Le"pas\ (l[=e]"p[a^]s), n. [L., a limpet, fr. Gr.
lepa`s.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of various species of {Lepas}, a genus of
pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber,
bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also {goose
barnacle}. See {Barnacle}.
 
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