BARNACLE


Meaning of BARNACLE in English

[ 'bα:nək(ə)l ]

■ noun a marine crustacean with an external shell, which attaches itself permanently to underwater surfaces and feeds by using modified feathery legs as filters. [Class Cirripedia: many species.]

Derivatives

~d adjective

Origin

C16: from med. L. bernaca .

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