acorn barnacle

noun

Meaning

Any of several species of stalkless barnacles in the genus Balanus.
Any barnacle in the order Sessilia.

Related words

rock barnacle(English)balanus balanoides(English)acorn-shell(English)balanomorph(English)balanomorphan(English)sea acorn(English)nonbalanid(English)acrothoracican(English)

Sources

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