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barnacle

[bahr-nuh-kuhl] / ˈbɑr nə kəl /


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“We always joke that ever since then, EIT has been a barnacle on the side of the Meow Wolf ship, just hanging on but also occasionally hopping in to contribute,” Maier says.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

A Ram truck with a yellow barnacle on its windshield, a handful of mopeds under rain covers, and a lot of empty parking spaces.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2025

As these predators push out from the equator towards the poles, temperate prey species, like the barnacle Tetraclita rubescens, are encountering new, larger, predators.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2023

But barnacle sclerochronology is an exceedingly esoteric science.

From National Geographic Aug. 23, 2023

As he says it, I can feel every barnacle.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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