barnacle

• Существительное, обозначающее морское ракообразное, которое во взрослом состоянии образует твердую раковину и живет, прикрепившись к подводным поверхностям; также относится к виду европейских гусей, гнездящихся на Крайнем Севере.

A noun referring to a marine crustacean that, as an adult, forms a hard shell and lives attached to submerged surfaces; also refers to a species of European goose that breeds in the far north.

1. B2formalscientific

   A small marine crustacean that attaches itself permanently to hard surfaces such as rocks, ship hulls, and whales, using a strong adhesive.

   Морской рачок

   • The ship's hull was covered in barnacles after months at sea.
   • Barnacles filter plankton from the water using their feathery appendages.
   • Divers had to scrape the barnacles off the pier supports.

   Синонимыcirripedcirripede

2. Goose speciesC1formalbritishscientific

   A type of goose, also known as the barnacle goose, which breeds in the Arctic regions of the North Atlantic.

   Казарка

   • The barnacle goose migrates south for the winter.
   • Ornithologists study the nesting habits of barnacle geese in Greenland.
   • A flock of barnacle geese flew overhead in a V formation.

   Синонимыbarnacle goose