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n.〚from the fable that geese grew from them〛any of a number of barnacles (genera Lepas and Mitella) that attach themselves by a long, fleshy stalk to rocks, ship bottoms, etc.
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goose barnacle
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Goose barnacle — Goose Goose (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS. g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan. gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for hanser, Gr. chh n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goose-barnacle — see under ↑barnacle1 • • • Main Entry: ↑goose … Useful english dictionary
goose barnacle — n. [from the fable that geese grew from them] any of a number of barnacles (genera Lepas and Mitella) that attach themselves by a long, fleshy stalk to rocks, ship bottoms, etc … English World dictionary
Goose barnacle — Taxobox | name = Goose barnacle image caption = Pollicipes cornucopia image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Crustacea classis = Maxillopoda infraclassis = Cirripedia ordo = Pedunculata subordo = Lepadomorpha… … Wikipedia
goose barnacle — Lepas Le pas (l[=e] p[a^]s), n. [L., a limpet, fr. Gr. lepa s.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of various species of {Lepas}, a genus of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; called also {goose barnacle} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goose barnacle — goose′ bar nacle n. ivt See under barnacle 1) • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
goose barnacle — noun stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers • Syn: ↑gooseneck barnacle, ↑Lepas fascicularis • Hypernyms: ↑barnacle, ↑cirriped, ↑cirripede • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
goose barnacle — noun a stalked barnacle which hangs from floating objects, catching passing prey with its feathery legs. [Genus Lepas.] … English new terms dictionary
goose barnacle. — See under barnacle1 (def. 1). [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
goose barnacle. — See under barnacle1 (def. 1). [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
