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Pronunciation / Transliteration: baarnekl
"জাহাজ के निचले हिस्से में बार्नेकल चिपक गए हैं।"
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A small marine crustassean with hard shells that attaches itself permanently to submerged surfaces such as rocks, ships, and whales.
"The bottom of the old wooden boat was thickly encrusted with sharp barnacles." - 2
A person who clings tenaciously to another person or a place; an unwanted hanger-on.
"He proved to be a social barnacle at the party, refusing to leave the host's side all evening."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'bernacle', from Anglo-Norman French and Medieval Latin 'bernacla', referencing the barnacle goose. Historically, medieval folklore believed these geese hatched from barnacles attached to trees or driftwood, before the crustacean was scientifically understood.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Barnacle" is said worldwide
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anatifes
Transliteration: anatif
"La coque du bateau est couverte de bernacles."
Seepocke
Transliteration: Zey-pok-uh
"Die Seepocken haben sich am Schiffsrumpf festgesetzt."
dente di cane
Transliteration: dente di cane
"Gli scogli erano coperti di denti di cane taglienti."
barnacla
Transliteration: bar-nah-klah
"El casco del barco estaba lleno de barnaclas."
craca
Transliteration: krah-kah
"As estacas do cais estavam cobertas de cracas."
बार्नेकल
Transliteration: baarnekl
"জাহাজ के निचले हिस्से में बार्नेकल चिपक गए हैं।"
藤壶
Transliteration: téng hú
"船体底部长满了藤壶。"
따개비
Transliteration: ttagae-bi
"바위에는 따개비가 빽빽하게 붙어 있었다."
フジツボ
Transliteration: fujitsubo
Script: 藤壺
"船の底にフジツボがたくさん付着している。"
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