| 释义 |
bal·a·nus
\ˈbalənəs\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, acorn, from Greek balanos — more at gland
: a very large genus (the type of the family Balanidae) of barnacles comprising the sessile acorn barnacles and including littoral and deepwater forms some of which cause destructive fouling of ships and of underwater cables |