Meaning Of The Word Acorn barnacle

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acorn barnacle in American English
any of a genus (Balanus) of stalkless barnacles that resemble acorns
noun

acorn barnacle in British English
noun: any of various barnacles, such as Balanus balanoides, that live attached to rocks and have a volcano-shaped shell from the top of which protrude feathery food-catching appendages (cirri)

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