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"A marine crustacean belonging to the subclass Cirripedia. Barnacles typically have a calcareous shell and can be either stalked, attaching themselves to ship bottoms and floating timber (known as goose barnacle), or stalkless, attaching to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone (known as rock barnacle or acorn barnacle)." more

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The artist incorporated a detailed barnacle design into the seashell sculpture.
The artist incorporated the texture of barnacle shells into the sculpture, adding an oceanic touch.

Barnacle

bahr-nuh-kuhl
nounA marine crustacean belonging to the subclass Cirripedia. Barnacles typically have a calcareous shell and can be either stalked, attaching themselves to ship bottoms and floating timber (known as goose barnacle), or stalkless, attaching to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone (known as rock barnacle or acorn barnacle).

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