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Noun: goose barnacle  goos baa(r)-nu-kul
  1. Stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
    "Goose barnacles were found on the drifting debris";
    - gooseneck barnacle, Lepas fascicularis

Derived forms: goose barnacles

Type of: barnacle, cirriped, cirripede

Part of: genus Lepas, Lepas

Encyclopedia: Goose barnacle