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Barnacle – definition

noun

A marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to a surface and feeds by filtering particles from the water using its modified feathery legs.

Usage examples:

Many species, including lobsters, crayfish, barnacles, and crabs are important to human economies, …

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Barnacle: translate from English into Chinese

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藤壶

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Eendenmossel

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Bernacle, Anatife, Lunettes, Crampon

Barnacle: translate from English into German

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Seepocken, Klette, Krebs

Barnacle: translate from English into Hindi

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थकानेवाला, चश्मा, ऐनक, घोड़े की लोहे की नाथ

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Cirripedi, Cirripede

Barnacle: translate from English into Korean

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따개비, 안경, 검은 기러기, 조개삿갓, 집착하는 사람, 코집게, 달라붙어 떨어지지 않는 사람

Barnacle: translate from English into Russian

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Морская ракушка, Морская уточка, Щипцы, Кляп, Старый моряк, Неотвязный человек, Казарка белощекая, Очки, Кляпцы

Barnacle: translate from English into Spanish

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Percebe, Lapa, Barnacla

Word origin

late 16th century: from medieval Latin bernaca, of unknown origin. In Middle English the term denoted the barnacle goose, whose breeding grounds were long unknown and which was believed to ha

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Barnacle – similar words

barnacles

noun

A marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to a surface and feeds by filtering particles from the water using its modified feathery legs.

Usage examples:

Many species, including lobsters, crayfish, barnacles, and crabs are important to human economies, …
noun

A small sea creature with a shell that fastens itself tightly and in large numbers to rocks and the bottoms of boats

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