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barnacle

A sea crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to surfaces in water like tidal rocks or ships. The barnacle attached itself to the submarine while it came up on top of the water.

barnacle

marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces (= barnacle goose) European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

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