acorn barnacle
noun
See under barnacle1(def 1).
Words nearby acorn barnacle
aconcagua,
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aconitine,
acorea,
acorn,
acorn barnacle,
acorn chair,
acorn clock,
acorn spoon,
acorn squash,
acorn sugar
Definition for acorn barnacle (2 of 2)
barnacle
1
[ bahr-nuh-kuh l ]
/ ˈbɑr nə kəl /
noun
any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
a person or thing that clings tenaciously.
Origin of barnacle
1
1580–85; perhaps a conflation of
barnacle
barnacle goose with Cornish
brennyk, Irish
báirneach limpet, Welsh
brenig limpets, reflecting the folk belief that such geese, whose breeding grounds were unknown, were engendered from rotten ships' planking
OTHER WORDS FROM barnacle
bar·na·cled, adjectiveBritish Dictionary definitions for acorn barnacle (1 of 2)
barnacle
/ (ˈbɑːnəkəl) /
noun
any of various marine crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia that, as adults, live attached to rocks, ship bottoms, etc. They have feathery food-catching cirri protruding from a hard shell
See acorn barnacle, goose barnacle
a person or thing that is difficult to get rid of
Derived forms of barnacle
barnacled, adjectiveWord Origin for barnacle
C16: related to Late Latin
bernicla, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for acorn barnacle (2 of 2)
acorn barnacle
acorn shell
noun
any of various barnacles, such as Balanus balanoides, that live attached to rocks and have a volcano-shaped shell from the top of which protrude feathery food-catching appendages (cirri)
Scientific definitions for acorn barnacle
barnacle
[ bär′nə-kəl ]
Any of various small marine crustaceans of the subclass Cirripedia that form a hard shell in the adult stage and attach themselves to underwater surfaces, such as rocks, the bottoms of ships, and the skin of whales.