单词 | barnacle |
释义 | barnacle n.   1. any of various species of small marine crustaceans of the class Cirripedia which in adult form cling to rocks, ships' bottoms, etc.   2. a tenacious attendant or follower who cannot easily be shaken off. Phrases and idioms barnacle goose an Arctic goose, Branta leucopsis, which visits Britain in winter. Derivatives barnacled adj. Etymology: ME bernak (= med.L bernaca), of unkn. orig. |
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