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barnacle

[bahr-nuh-kuhl] / ˈbɑr nə kəl /


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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

Researchers wanted to know how this barnacle species might adapt their defences in response to tropicalisation.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 2023

“We are quite poor at remembering how things were 20, 30 years ago, unless we have some notes,” he says, as barnacle geese bark in flight above him.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

Researchers are also using barnacle shells in conservation biology to help track sea turtles and other marine mammals.

From National Geographic • Aug. 23, 2023

He was thrilled to see how many small variations there were from barnacle to barnacle, from species to species.

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




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