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bar·na·cle
 barnacle
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- pronunciation:
- bar
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kl
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
any of a large group of marine crustaceans that are free-floating as larvae, but attach to submerged or intertidal surfaces such as wharves, rocks, ship bottoms, and the like, and form sharp-edged shells as adults.
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| definition 2: |
a thing or person that clings tightly.
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| definition 3: |
a type of goose that summers in northern Europe.
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