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Definition: BERNACLE

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An alternative spelling for "Barnacle": Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Bernacle" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)

Definition: BERNACLE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alternative spelling for "Barnacle": Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber, ships, etc., esp. (a) the sessile species (genus Balanus and allies), and (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus Lepas and allies).[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BERNACLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1388. (references)