Acorn Barnacle (Noun)
Meaning
Barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The intertidal zone of the rocky shoreline was teeming with acorn barnacles competing for space to settle and grow.
- Acorn barnacles attach themselves to rocks in clusters, creating an ecosystem that supports other marine life.
- As the tide went out, the acorn barnacles were exposed to the air, and they tightly closed their shells for protection.
- In the marine biology lab, the students studied the life cycle of acorn barnacles, from larvae to adulthood.
- The scuba divers explored the underwater rocks, observing the acorn barnacles and other creatures that called the reef home.