What is resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle called?
balanoid — Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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