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barnacle

/ˈbɑːr.nə.kəl/

翻译: 一种海洋甲壳类动物,成体形成坚硬的壳板,固着生活在水中物体表面;也指在北极地区繁殖的欧洲黑雁。

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noun

C1formalcommon/ˈbɑːr.nə.kəl/

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.

  • 🇨🇳一种海洋甲壳类动物,成体形成坚硬的壳板,固着生活在水中物体表面;也指在北极地区繁殖的欧洲黑雁。
  1. Marine crustacean B2 formal scientific

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

    • 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.

    🇨🇳藤壶

    同义词: cirripedcirripede

  2. Goose species C1 formal british scientific

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

    • 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.

    🇨🇳藤壶鹅

    同义词: barnacle goose

  • barnacles plural form
  • barnacles' possessive plural form
  • barnacle's possessive singular form