barnacle
111rock barnacle. — See under barnacle1 (def. 1). [1880 85] * * * …
112gooseneck barnacle — noun Any of several filter feeding crustaceans, of the genus Lapas, that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone. It has a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and is considered a delicacy in several… …
113whale barnacle — noun : any of several barnacles of Coronula and related genera that are parasitic on whales …
114acorn barnacle. — See under barnacle1 (def. 1) …
115goose barnacle. — See under barnacle1 (def. 1). [1880 85] …
116rock barnacle. — See under barnacle1 (def. 1). [1880 85] …
117balancer — barnacle …
118Ceroplastes cirripediformis — Barnacle Bar na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe rna ham. Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E …
119barnaclegoose — barnacle goose n. A waterfowl (Branta leucopsis) of northern Europe and Greenland that breeds in the Arctic and has a white face with a black streak between the eyes and bill. [Earlier barnacle. See barnacle.] * * * …
120barnacled — barnacle ► NOUN ▪ a marine crustacean which attaches itself permanently to underwater surfaces. DERIVATIVES barnacled adjective. ORIGIN Latin bernaca …