NOUN | animal | Balanus balanoides, acorn barnacle, rock barnacle | barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones |
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Meaning | barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones. | |
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Synonyms | acorn barnacle, rock barnacle | |
Member of | Balanus, genus Balanus | type genus of the family Balanidae |
Broader | barnacle, cirriped, cirripede | marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages |
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