goose barnacle in English
noun
1
a stalked barnacle that hangs down from driftwood or other slow-moving floating objects, catching passing prey with its feathery legs.
In addition, Galician shellfish gatherers supply Western Europe with a host of delicacies, from crabs, clams, cockles and mussels, to the exquisite goose barnacle which is found nowhere else in the world.
noun
gooseneck barnacle
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1. Lepas (Anatifa) anatifera Common goose barnacle
2. Barnacle definition, any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose Barnacle ) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock Barnacle, or acorn Barnacle ) and attaching itself …