gooseneck barnacle

Definitions

1. 1

   Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or P. polymerus, filter-feeding crustaceans that…

   Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or P. polymerus, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.

2. 2

   Any barnacle in the superseded order Pedunculata, now all or most of infraclass…

   Any barnacle in the superseded order Pedunculata, now all or most of infraclass Thoracica, most of which are filter-feeders that attach to surfaces by a long stalk, though some are parasites.

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