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| barnacle [ brnək'l ] (plural barnacles) |
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| Definition: |
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1. marine biology clinging sea organism: a small invertebrate animal with a shell that clings to rocks and ships and draws food to itself by using slender hairs cirri. Subclass Cirripedia.
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2. birds
Same as barnacle goose
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3. somebody who clings: a clinging or dependent person or thing
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| [12th century. < medieval Latin berneca] |
