barnacle+(noun)

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• barnacle — ► NOUN ▪ a marine crustacean which attaches itself permanently to underwater surfaces. DERIVATIVES barnacled adjective. ORIGIN Latin bernaca …   English terms dictionary

• barnacle goose — noun European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north • Syn: ↑barnacle, ↑Branta leucopsis • Hypernyms: ↑goose • Member Holonyms: ↑Branta, ↑genus Branta * * * ˈbarnacle goose 7 …   Useful english dictionary

• barnacle — noun a) A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships. b) The barnacle goose. See Also: barnacle goose …   Wiktionary

• barnacle — noun Etymology: Middle English barnakille, alteration of bernake, bernekke Date: 15th century 1. barnacle goose 2. [from a popular belief that the goose grew from the crustacean] any of numerous marine crustaceans (subclass Cirripedia) with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• barnacle goose — ► NOUN ▪ a goose with a white face and black neck, breeding in arctic tundra. ORIGIN from the former belief that the bird hatched from barnacles …   English terms dictionary

• barnacle scale — noun : a soft scale (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) attacking orange and quince trees in Florida and having a scale that resembles a sessile barnacle in form …   Useful english dictionary

• barnacle goose — noun Date: 1768 a European goose (Branta leucopsis) that has a whitish face and black breast and breeds in the arctic …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• barnacle goose — noun A black and white species of bird from the northern hemisphere, scientifically known as the …   Wiktionary

• barnacle goose — noun a goose with a white face and black neck, breeding in arctic tundra. [Branta leucopsis.] Origin C18: from the former belief that the bird hatched from barnacles …   English new terms dictionary

• barnacle — noun (C) a small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks firmly to rocks and the bottom of boats …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• barnacle — UK [ˈbɑː(r)nək(ə)l] / US [ˈbɑrnək(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms barnacle : singular barnacle plural barnacles a sea creature that sticks firmly to rocks and to the bottoms of ships …   English dictionary