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Barnacle

Barnacle Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Barnacle? [n] European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north [n] marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces Synonyms \| Synonyms for Barnacle: barnacle goose \| Branta leucopsis \| cerriped \| cerripede Related Terms \| Find terms related to Barnacle: adherent \| adhesive \| beat \| bloodsucker \| bramble \| brier \| bulldog \| burr \| cement \| deadbeat \| decal \| decalcomania \| freeloader \| glue \| gunk \| hanger-on \| leech \| limpet \| lounge lizard \| molasses \| mucilage \| parasite \| paste \| plaster \| prickle \| remora \| smell-feast \| spiv \| sponge \| sponger \| sticker \| sucker \| syrup \| thorn See Also \| acorn barnacle \| Balanus balanoides \| Branta \| Cirripedia \| crustacean \| genus Branta \| goose \| goose barnacle \| Lepas fascicularis \| rock barnacle \| subclass Cirripedia Barnacle In Webster's Dictionary \Bar"nacle\, 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. ? ham Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach, limpet.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}. {Barnacle eater} (Zo["o]l.), the orange filefish. {Barnacle scale} (Zo["o]l.), a bark louse ({Ceroplastes cirripediformis}) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form. \Bar"nacle\, n. [See {Bernicle}.] A bernicle goose. \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.] The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to that of the switch. --Youatt. 2. pl. Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the barnacles used by farriers. [Cant, Eng.] --Dickens.

Barnacle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Barnacle?

[n] European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
[n] marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

Synonyms | Synonyms for Barnacle: barnacle goose | Branta leucopsis | cerriped | cerripede

Barnacle In Webster's Dictionary

\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. ? ham Cf. F. bernacle,
barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach,
limpet.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.

{Barnacle eater} (Zo["o]l.), the orange filefish.

{Barnacle scale} (Zo["o]l.), a bark louse ({Ceroplastes
   cirripediformis}) of the orange and quince trees in
   Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile
   barnacle in form.


\Bar"na*cle\, n. [See {Bernicle}.]
A bernicle goose.


\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.]

            The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to
            that of the switch.                --Youatt.

2. pl. Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the
   barnacles used by farriers. [Cant, Eng.] --Dickens.

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