 barnacle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces | |
| Synonyms: | cerripede cerriped | |
| Related terms: | crustacean goose_barnacle acorn_barnacle Cirripedia | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (zoology) European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north | |
| Synonyms: | Branta_leucopsis barnacle_goose | |
| Related terms: | goose Branta | |
| Similar spelling: |
barnacled Barranco baronage Barnas Barringer barring Barnick Barnes barrenness bearnaise |
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