gooseneck barnacle
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gooseneck barnacle
noun gooseneck barnacles
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Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or P. polymerus, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.
Similar: goose barnacle
- Any barnacle in the superseded order Pedunculata, now all or most of infraclass Thoracica, most of which are filter-feeders that attach to surfaces by a long stalk, though some are parasites.
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noun Pollicipes pollicipes
| Español | percebe |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 鵝頸藤壺 /鹅颈藤壶 éjǐngténghú |
| Português | percebe |
| Français | pouce-pied |
| Deutsch | Entenmuschel, Felsenentenmuschel |
| Italiano | lepade |
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title = {gooseneck barnacle},
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