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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

In the UK, rising sea temperatures are having an impact, with a number of creatures having vanished completely from coastal locations - some barnacle species, for example.

From BBC ● May 7, 2024

At first, Figgener and the other scientists onboard speculated that the object could be a barnacle or a tube worm.

From National Geographic ● Dec. 12, 2023

He asked other scientists to send him their barnacle collections, and over the next days, weeks, and months he pulled down more bottles of barnacles from his shelves.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman


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