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BALANUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Balanidae

Synonyms:

Balanus; genus Balanus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Balanus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Balanus"):

acorn barnacle; Balanus balanoides; rock barnacle (barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones)

Holonyms ("Balanus" is a member of...):

Balanidae; family Balanidae (stalkless barnacles)

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