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goose barnacle
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goose barnacle
n.
Any of various barnacles of the genus Lapas, having a fleshy stalk that attaches to rocks or floating objects such as ship hulls. Also called gooseneck barnacle.
goose barnacle
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any barnacle of the genus Lepas, living attached by a stalk to pieces of wood, having long feathery appendages (cirri) and flattened shells
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Noun1.goose barnaclegoose barnacle - stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
gooseneck barnacle, Lepas fascicularis
barnacle, cirriped, cirripede - marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
genus Lepas, Lepas - type genus of the family Lepadidae


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