| 单词 | sea acorn |
| 释义 | > as lemmassea acorn 3. In full sea acorn. = acorn barnacle n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Crustacea > [noun] > subclass Entomostraca > order Cirripedia > suborder Thoracica > member of family Balanidae balanus1728 acorn1737 sea-acorn1755 acorn shell1763 whale-acorn-shell1815 acorn barnacle1835 balanid1835 balanoid1869 1737 S. Humphreys tr. N. A. Pluche Spectacle de la Nature (ed. 2) III. xxii. 193 All these Tortoises, the Flesh and Spawn of which are reckoned so nourishing; the Sea-Acorns [Fr. glands de mer], which are held to be not inferior to them. 1764 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. I Acorn, a genus of shell-fish, of which there are several species. 1809 T. Taylor tr. Aristotle Hist. Animals iv. viii. 136 The sea acorns (βαλανοι), appear to have the sense of smell in the smallest degree. 1856 Househ. Words 27 Sept. 243/2 The sessile and stalked acorns have been called cirripeda. 1932 Sci. Monthly Mar. 229/2 The menu at this dinner was in keeping with the entertainment. It included sea-hedgehogs..and white sea-acorns. 2005 S. Codrington Planet Geogr. (ed. 3) vii. 189/2 Many plants and animals are unique to the area, including unusual species of lichens, snails, sea acorns,..and starfish. < as lemmas |
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