| 单词 | rock barnacle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock barnacle rock barnacle n. a sessile barnacle of the genus Balanus or related genera; an acorn barnacle. ΚΠ 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species v. 151 The opercular valves of sessile cirripedes (rock barnacles) are, in every sense of the word, very important structures. 1884 R. Rathbun in G. B. Goode et al. Fisheries U.S.: Sect. I 828 The Rock Barnacle inhabits the entire North Atlantic coasts of both continents. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) I. iv. 74 The acorn-shells or rock-barnacles in the shore pools are fixed animals. 2006 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 31 Jan. 31 They ate a variety of crabs—blue swimmers, mud crabs and soldier crabs—plus spiny lobsters and rock barnacles. < as lemmas |
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