Barnacle - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbɑːrnəkl|
Brit.
|ˈbɑːnək(ə)l|
noun
- marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
- European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
- European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Extra examples
He found him a species of barnacle rather difficult to shake off.
Word forms
noun
singular: barnacle
plural: barnacles
singular: barnacle
plural: barnacles
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