Barnacled: meaning, definitions and examples
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barnacled
[ ˈbɑrnɪkəld ]
marine biology
Barnacled refers to something covered or encrusted with barnacles, which are small, hard-shelled marine crustaceans. This term is often used to describe ships, boats, or rocks that have been heavily colonized by these sea creatures.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The barnacled hull of the ship was a sign of its long time at sea.
- Barnacled rocks made the coastline difficult to navigate.
- He noticed barnacled growth on the old pier.
- The researcher studied the impact of barnacled surfaces on local marine life.
Translations
Translations of the word "barnacled" in other languages:
🇵🇹 com cracas
🇮🇳 क्लैम्पिंग
🇩🇪 mit Seepocken besetzt
🇮🇩 berlumut
🇺🇦 оброслий ракушками
🇵🇱 pokryty barnaklami
🇯🇵 バーナクルが付いた
🇫🇷 barnaclé
🇪🇸 cubierto de percebes
🇹🇷 barnakl ile kaplanmış
🇰🇷 바나클이 있는
🇸🇦 مغطاة بالصدف
🇨🇿 pokrytý barnákem
🇸🇰 pokrytý barnaklami
🇨🇳 附着藤壶的
🇸🇮 pokrit z barnakli
🇮🇸 barnaklufullur
🇰🇿 буршақпен жабылған
🇬🇪 ბარნაკლებით დაფარული
🇦🇿 barnakl ilə örtülmüş
🇲🇽 cubierto de percebes
Etymology
The word 'barnacled' is derived from the term 'barnacle', which comes from the Middle English 'barnacle' meaning a type of shellfish. This word is thought to have originated from the Old Northern French 'bernacle', referring to a goose thought to hatch from the barnacle shells. The association between the barnacle shell and its habitat, particularly its propensity to attach itself to ships and other surfaces, led to the adjectival form 'barnacled' to describe anything that has barnacles attached. The use of barnacles as a condition descriptor underscores the biological relationship between the organism and its environment, as well as the physical characteristics that result from such attachment over time.