barnacle

ˈbɑːnəkl̩

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#1·10h ago

The barnacle goose.

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#2·10h ago

A marine crustacean of the subclass that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

Origin: From , from earlier bernake, bernekke, most likely from (compare ), probably from , probably from (compare , ), from , from rock, rocky ground (compare ), from + , from , *-ḱos; for sense development, compare which gave limpet. First attestations referred to the goose, with corresponding folklore (q.v.). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).