Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rock barnacle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: rock- bar-na-cle
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Semibalanus balanoides, an acorn barnacle common on rocks and other substrates in the intertidal zone of northwestern Europe and both coasts of North America.

Inflected Forms

rock barnacles (plural)

Synonyms

acorn barnacle balanus balanoides

Questions

What does rock barnacle mean?: Semibalanus balanoides, an acorn barnacle common on rocks and other substrates in the intertidal zone of northwestern Europe and both coasts of North America.

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