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单词 goose barnacle
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Definition of goose barnacle in English:

goose barnacle

noun
  • A stalked barnacle which hangs down from driftwood or other slow-moving floating objects, catching passing prey with its feathery legs.

    Genus Lepas, class Cirripedia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Other species of goose barnacle such as Lepas anatifera are more common and attach to bits of flotsam such as wood, plastic containers etc.
    • But Coruna university biologist Juan Freire says high levels of dangerous chemicals from the oil have been found in fish, octopus, squid, clams, goose barnacles and mussels.
    • While Brits eat turkey at Christmas, Spaniards look forward to festive feasts of clams, crabs, cockles, mussels, octopus and goose barnacles.
    • In addition, Galician shellfish gatherers supply Western Europe with a host of delicacies, from crabs, clams, cockles and mussels, to the exquisite goose barnacle which is found nowhere else in the world.
 
 

Definition of goose barnacle in US English:

goose barnacle

(also gooseneck barnacle)
noun
  • A stalked barnacle which hangs down from driftwood or other slow-moving floating objects, catching passing prey with its feathery legs.

    Genus Lepas, class Cirripedia

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In addition, Galician shellfish gatherers supply Western Europe with a host of delicacies, from crabs, clams, cockles and mussels, to the exquisite goose barnacle which is found nowhere else in the world.
    • While Brits eat turkey at Christmas, Spaniards look forward to festive feasts of clams, crabs, cockles, mussels, octopus and goose barnacles.
    • Other species of goose barnacle such as Lepas anatifera are more common and attach to bits of flotsam such as wood, plastic containers etc.
    • But Coruna university biologist Juan Freire says high levels of dangerous chemicals from the oil have been found in fish, octopus, squid, clams, goose barnacles and mussels.
 
 
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