What is another word for Barnacles?

Pronunciation: [bˈɑːnəkə͡lz] (IPA)

Barnacles, also known as cirripedes, are small marine animals that attach themselves to rocks, boats, and other hard surfaces using their glue-like substance. These creatures are often referred to as crustaceans, due to their hard exoskeleton and segmented body. Some common synonyms for barnacles include limpets, oysters, mussels, and clams. Although these creatures are similar in appearance and function, they differ in their methods of attachment and feeding. For example, mussels use their byssal threads to anchor themselves to rocks, while oysters rely on cement-like substances to attach themselves to hard surfaces. Regardless of their differences, barnacles and their synonyms serve as important components of marine ecosystems, providing shelter and food for a variety of sea creatures.

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Usage examples for Barnacles

Sluggish creatures under peaked sombreros of muddied straw seemed to be growing against the foreground of wharf and dingy warehouses, and fastened to the background of sallow blazing streets and sallow reflecting walls there were still the same human Barnacles.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
And instantly more heads bobbed up, and more yet, until the jagged line was fairly encrusted with mouse-colored sombreros, like Barnacles on a stranded keel.
"The Missourian"
Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
Our position is very perilous, as we have exhausted all our supplies, including large stores of olives, and are now forced to exist on beach-peas, Barnacles, and-and-" "Eiligugs' eggs," said Greg, dreamily.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price

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