gooseneck barnacle

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Noun

gooseneck barnacle (plural gooseneck barnacles)

1. Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or its close relatives, 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.
2. Any barnacle in the order Pedunculata, most of which are filter-feeders that attach to surfaces by a long stalk, though some are parasites.

Translations

• German: Entenmuschel
• Italian: lepade
• Spanish: percebe

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