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acorn barnacle
acorn barnaclen. Any of various barnacles having a conical shell that is directly attached to rocks or other hard surfaces.
[From the resemblance of the barnacle in its shell to an acorn in its cupule .]acorn barnacle or acorn shelln (Animals) any of various barnacles, such as Balanus balanoides, that live attached to rocks and have a volcano-shaped shell from the top of which protrude feathery food-catching appendages (cirri)Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  acorn barnacle - barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zonesBalanus balanoides, rock barnaclebarnacle, cirriped, cirripede - marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfacesBalanus, genus Balanus - type genus of the family Balanidae |
Translationsacorn barnacle
acorn barnacle[′ā‚kȯrn ‚bär·nə·kəl] (invertebrate zoology) Any of the sessile barnacles that are enclosed in conical, flat-bottomed shells and attach to ships and near-shore rocks and piles. acorn barnacle
Related to acorn barnacle: Balanus balanoidesSynonyms for acorn barnaclenoun barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zonesSynonyms- Balanus balanoides
- rock barnacle
Related Words- barnacle
- cirriped
- cirripede
- Balanus
- genus Balanus
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