goose barnacle

noun

1. any barnacle of the genus Lepas, living attached by a stalk to pieces of wood, having long feathery appendages (cirri) and flattened shells

Example Sentences

This is a fairly abundant goose barnacle, found in holdfasts of kelp and occasionally on driftwood and floating objects.

From Project Gutenberg

This genus is commonly known as the ship-barnacle, also as the goose-barnacle.

From Project Gutenberg