acanthopod

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acanthopod (noun; Greek akantha, thorn, spine; pous, foot): (Arthropoda: Crustacea) A barnacle appendage (cirrus) bearing a short row of strong sharp spines distally at each articulation of greater curvature, and few or no spines of lesser curvature

See also: centopod, basipodite.