barnacles

barnacles

n. barnacles cling (to the bottom of a ship)

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barnacles cling (to the bottom of a ship)

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  • Barnacles — (engl., spr. bārnĕkls, Langhalsen), Entenmuscheln (Lepas, also niedere Krebstiere) und Verwandte, die sich massenhaft in tropischen Meeren an den Schiffsboden ansetzen. Vgl. auch Gänse (Ringelgans) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • barnacles — [bär′nəkəlz] pl.n. 〚ME & OFr bernac, kind of bit〛 1. nose pincers for controlling an unruly horse 2. an instrument of torture like such pincers * * * …   Universalium

  • barnacles — [bär′nəkəlz] pl.n. [ME & OFr bernac, kind of bit] 1. nose pincers for controlling an unruly horse 2. an instrument of torture like such pincers …   English World dictionary

  • Barnacles Galway Apartment — (Голуэй,Ирландия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 10 Quay Street, Голуэй, Ирлан …   Каталог отелей

  • Barnacles Temple Bar House — (Дублин,Ирландия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 19 Temple Lane South, D2 Дубли …   Каталог отелей

  • Barnacles Quay Street House — (Голуэй,Ирландия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 10 Quay Street, Голуэй, Ирла …   Каталог отелей

  • barnacles — bar·na·cle || bɑːnÉ™kl n. marine crustacean which permanently fixes itself to rocks …   English contemporary dictionary

  • barnacles —  spectacles. Borrowed from the instrument by which a horse s nose is held when he will not stand still to be shoed, &c …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

  • cirripede — ▪ crustacean Introduction       any of the marine crustaceans of the infraclass Cirripedia (subphylum Crustacea). The best known are the barnacles. Adult cirripedes other than barnacles are internal parasites of marine invertebrates such as crabs …   Universalium

  • Barnacle — For other uses, see Barnacle (disambiguation). Barnacles Temporal range: Mid Cambrian–Recent …   Wikipedia

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