acorn barnacle

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Noun acorn barnacle has 1 sense

acorn barnacle, rock barnacle, Balanus balanoides - barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
--₁ is a kind of barnacle, cerriped, cerripede
--₁ is a member of Balanus, genus Balanus

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Acorn Barnacle

Noun:

A type of barnacle that has a conical shell resembling an acorn and attaches itself to hard surfaces such as rocks, ship bottoms, or submerged timber.

Example sentence:

The tide pools at the beach are teeming with colorful acorn barnacles.

Adjective:

Relating to or characteristic of acorn barnacles.

Example sentence:

The diver explored the acorn barnacle-covered shipwreck.

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