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Definition of Barnacles

Barnacle
Barnacle Bar"na*cle, n. [See Bernicle.] A bernicle goose.
Barnacle
Barnacle Bar"na*cle, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim. of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. ? ham Cf. F. bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach, barneach, limpet.] (Zo["o]l.) Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies). See Cirripedia, and Goose barnacle. Barnacle eater (Zo["o]l.), the orange filefish. Barnacle scale (Zo["o]l.), a bark louse (Ceroplastes cirripediformis) of the orange and quince trees in Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile barnacle in form.
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Bernicle Ber"ni*cle, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac; prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr. Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st Barnacle.] A bernicle goose. [Written also barnacle.] Bernicle goose (Zo["o]l.), a goose (Branta leucopsis), of Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea (Lepas), which were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related species. See Anatifa and Cirripedia.

Meaning of Barnacles from wikipedia

- emerge fully formed from goose barnacles. Both goose barnacles and the Chilean giant barnacle are fished and eaten. Barnacles are economically significant...
- Goose barnacles, also called percebes, turtle-claw barnacles, stalked barnacles, gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached...
- on toothed whales. The whale barnacles diverged from the turtle barnacles about three million years ago. Whale barnacles p****ively filter food, using...
- breeding in remote Arctic regions) in the form of barnacles—which came to have the name "barnacle" because of this legend. Based on these legends—indeed...
- ocean. Members of the barnacle order Balanomorpha are often called acorn barnacles. In addition, several species of barnacles are specifically called...
- Look up barnacle or barnacles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A barnacle is an arthropod belonging to the infraclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea...
- Nora Barnacle (21 March 1884 – 10 April 1951) was the muse and wife of Irish author James Joyce. Barnacle and Joyce had their first romantic outing in...
- Mettendorf, Cheryl (November 10, 2023). "Investigation into windshield barnacles and hefty parking fines they bring to Philly drivers". 6abc Philadelphia...
- component such as a resistor or capacitor. A barnacle may also be a complex sub****embly or daughterboard. Barnacles in hardware ****emblies allow an engineer...
- Gary Barnacle (born 1959) is an English saxophonist, flautist, br**** instrument arranger, composer, and producer. Barnacle is primarily noted for his...