Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of a barnacle, especially in clinging tightly to a surface.

Etymologies

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barnacle +‎ -like

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Examples

  • His upper folds of flesh and barnaclelike structures seemed to quiver beneath the steadily changing gown.

    The Man Who Used the Universe Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

  • His upper folds of flesh and barnaclelike structures seemed to quiver beneath the steadily changing gown.

    The Man Who Used The Universe Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1983

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