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noun
Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or P. polymerus, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: goose barnacle
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any barnacle in the superseded order Pedunculata, now all or most of infraclass Thoracica, most of which are filter-feeders that attach to surfaces by a long stalk, though some are parasites.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: goose barnacle, Lepas fascicularis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barnacle, cirriped, cirripede
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