barnacle

noun

1. marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

   noun.animal

   Synonyms cirriped cirripede

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

   noun.animal

   Synonyms barnacle goose branta leucopsis

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> the sessile species (genus <i>Balanus</i> and allies), and <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> the stalked or goose barnacles (genus <i>Lepas</i> and allies). See <u>Cirripedia</u>, and <u>Goose barnacle</u>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

4. A bernicle goose.

   noun

   Source: webster1913

5. An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and thus restraining him.

   noun

   Source: webster1913