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barnacle    音标拼音: [b'ɑrnəkəl]
n. 一种北极鹅,藤壶

一种北极鹅,藤壶

barnacle
n 1: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages;
free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and
live attached to submerged surfaces [synonym: {barnacle},
{cirriped}, {cirripede}]
2: European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far
north [synonym: {barnacle goose}, {barnacle}, {Branta leucopsis}]

Barnacle \Bar"na*cle\, n. [See {Bernicle}.]
A bernicle goose.
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Barnacle \Bar"na*cle\, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac,
and Prov. F. (Berri) berniques, spectacles.]
1. pl. (Far.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and
thus restraining him.

Note: [Formerly used in the sing.]
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The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to
that of the switch. --Youatt.
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2. pl. Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the
barnacles used by farriers. [Cant, Eng.] --Dickens.
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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. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach,
barneach, limpet.] (Zool.)
Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber,
ships, etc., esp.
(a) the sessile species (genus {Balanus} and allies), and
(b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus {Lepas} and
allies). See {Cirripedia}, and {Goose barnacle}.
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{Barnacle eater} (Zool.), the orange filefish.

{Barnacle scale} (Zool.), a bark louse ({Ceroplastes
cirripediformis}) of the orange and quince trees in
Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile
barnacle in form.
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Bernicle \Ber"ni*cle\, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac;
prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr.
Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st
{Barnacle}.]
A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.]
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{Bernicle goose} (Zool.), a goose ({Branta leucopsis}), of
Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that
it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea ({Lepas}), which
were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or
Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related
species. See {Anatifa} and {Cirripedia}.
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  • Barnacle - Wikipedia
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  • What’s the Deal with Barnacles? - Ocean Conservancy
    Scientists have discovered more than 1,400 species of barnacles, with the acorn barnacle being the most commonly known These animals like to live in rocky intertidal areas or even near underwater volcanoes where there is active, moving water
  • Barnacles (Cirripedia): Facts, Habitat, Diet - Ocean Info
    A Barnacle consumes either animal or plant matter, making its diet omnivorous The majority are suspension feeders, they remain permanently inside their shells, which are typically made of 6 plates, and extend their modified legs into the water column
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    Barnacle defined and explained with descriptions Barnacle is a small crustacean that attaches itself to marine objects such as rocks, and boats





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