goose barnacle

/gus ˌbɑrnəkəl/
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Other forms: goose barnacles

Definitions of goose barnacle
  1. noun
    stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
    synonyms: Lepas fascicularis, gooseneck barnacle
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    type of:
    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
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