barnacle به انگلیسی

 

From Longman Dictionary

bar‧na‧cle /ˈbɑːnəkəl $ ˈbɑːr-/ noun [countable]

a small sea animal with a hard shell that sticks firmly to rocks and the bottom of boats

Example

Keep an eye open and you may spot a barnacle goose or a Bewick’s swan

The sea had worn little ruts in the wood and barnacles were clinging to it everywhere

Evolutionary Morphology Darwin himself had done extensive morphological work in a detailed study of barnacles during the 1850s

This will be difficult to carry out on barnacles, but comparatively easy for mussels, limpets or other snails

The block of leafy branches, roots, mud, and piggybacking barnacles was boxed and hauled ashore