goose barnacle

Definition of Goose Barnacle in English :

stalked barnacle that attaches to ship bottoms or floating timbers

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Goose Barnacle

noun

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

any of a number of barnacles (genera Lepas and Mitella) that attach themselves by a long, fleshy stalk to rocks, ship bottoms, etc.

n.

Any of various barnacles having a fleshy stalk that attaches to rocks or floating objects such as ships' hulls. Also called gooseneck barnacle.