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goose barnacle vs barnacle

barnacle vs goose barnacle

goose barnacle and barnacle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
goose barnacle Yes No No No
barnacle Yes No No No
As nouns, barnacle is a hypernym of goose barnacle; that is, barnacle is a word with a broader meaning than goose barnacle:
  • goose barnacle: stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers
  • barnacle: marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
Other hypernyms of goose barnacle include cirriped, cirripede.
goose barnacle (noun) barnacle (noun)
stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces
European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
Difference between goose barnacle and barnacle

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