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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Evolutionary Morphology Darwin himself had done extensive morphological work in a detailed study of barnacles during the 1850s.
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Keep an eye open and you may spot a barnacle goose or a Bewick's swan.
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The block of leafy branches, roots, mud, and piggybacking barnacles was boxed and hauled ashore.
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The ends of the boards were crusted with barnacles.
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The sea had worn little ruts in the wood and barnacles were clinging to it everywhere.
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This is the trade-off necessary to get permission to scrape off the barnacles.
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This will be difficult to carry out on barnacles, but comparatively easy for mussels, limpets or other snails.