ACORN BARNACLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does acorn barnacle mean? • ACORN BARNACLE (noun)
The noun ACORN BARNACLE has 1 sense:
1. barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
Familiarity information: ACORN BARNACLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ACORN BARNACLE (noun)
Meaning:
Barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
acorn barnacle; Balanus balanoides; rock barnacle
Hypernyms ("acorn barnacle" is a kind of...):
barnacle; cerriped; cerripede (marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces)
Holonyms ("acorn barnacle" is a member of...):
Balanus; genus Balanus (type genus of the family Balanidae)
| Learn English with... Proverbs of the week | |
"A word to the wise is enough" (English proverb)
"The seeker is a finder." (Afghanistan proverb)
"There's no place like home." (American proverb)
"To make your neighbor jealous, go to bed early and get up early." (Corsican proverb)
| ACORN BARNACLE: related words searches | |
Page delivered in 0.0348 seconds
|
