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Definition of goose barnacle

goose barnacle
Lepas Le"pas (l[=e]"p[a^]s), n. [L., a limpet, fr. Gr. lepa`s.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of various species of Lepas, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also goose barnacle. See Barnacle.

Meaning of goose barnacle from wikipedia

- Goose barnacles, also called percebes or turtle-claw barnacles or stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached...
- emerge fully formed from goose barnacles. Both goose barnacles and the Chilean giant barnacle are fished and eaten. Barnacles are economically significant...
- The barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) is a species of goose that belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black...
- barnacle goose myth is a widely-reported historical misconception about the breeding habits of the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and brant goose (Branta...
- Pollicipes pollicipes, known as the goose neck barnacle, goose barnacle or leaf barnacle is a species of goose barnacle, also well known under the taxonomic...
- Whale barnacles are species of acorn barnacle that belong to the family Coronulidae. They typically attach to baleen whales, and sometimes settle on toothed...
- Anelasma is a monotypic genus of goose barnacles that live as parasites on various shark hosts. The genus Anelasma contains a single species, Anelasma...
- moisture of the earth. Barnacle geese were thought to have emerged from a crustacean, the goose barnacle (see the barnacle goose myth). Snakes could generate...
- the pelagic gooseneck barnacle or smooth gooseneck barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Lepadidae. These barnacles are found, often in large...
- and some families made the translation to Barnacle, after the barnacle goose. From 1886 to 1889, Barnacle's parents sent her to live with her maternal...