• (n. pl.) A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.
Cir`ro·bran`chi·a'ta noun plural [ New Latin , from English cirrus + Latin branchiae gills.] (Zoology) A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.