"barnacle" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɑːnəkl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɑɹnəkl̩/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-barnacle.ogg [Australia] Forms: barnacles [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English barnakille, from earlier bernake, bernekke, from Old Northern French bernaque (“barnacle”) (compare French barnache), from Medieval Latin barneca (“limpet”), from Gaulish (compare Welsh brennig, Irish báirneac), from Proto-Celtic *barinākos, from *barinā (“rock, rocky ground”) (compare Old Irish barenn (“boulder”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“hill, mountain”) + Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos; for sense development, compare Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, “rock”) which gave λεπάς (lepás, “limpet”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|barnakille}} Middle English barnakille, {{m|enm|bernake}} bernake, {{m|enm|bernekke}} bernekke, {{der|en|fro-nor|bernaque||barnacle}} Old Northern French bernaque (“barnacle”), {{cog|fr|barnache}} French barnache, {{der|en|ML.|barneca||limpet}} Medieval Latin barneca (“limpet”), {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{cog|cy|brennig}} Welsh brennig, {{cog|ga|báirneac}} Irish báirneac, {{der|en|cel-pro|*barinākos}} Proto-Celtic *barinākos, {{m|cel-pro|*barinā||rock, rocky ground}} *barinā (“rock, rocky ground”), {{cog|sga|barenn||boulder}} Old Irish barenn (“boulder”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷr̥H-||hill, mountain}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“hill, mountain”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*-ākos}} Proto-Celtic *-ākos, {{der|en|ine-pro|*-kos}} Proto-Indo-European *-kos, {{m|ine-pro|*-ḱos}} *-ḱos, {{cog|grc|λέπας||rock}} Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, “rock”), {{m|grc|λεπάς||limpet}} λεπάς (lepás, “limpet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} barnacle (plural barnacles)
  1. A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships. Translations (marine crustacean): balan (Albanian), морски жълъд (morski žǎlǎd) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ခရင်း (hka.rang:) (Burmese), percebe [masculine] (Catalan), 藤壺 (Chinese Mandarin), 藤壶 (ténghú) (Chinese Mandarin), svijonožka [feminine] (Czech), zeepok (Dutch), siimajalkainen (Finnish), pouce-pied [masculine] (French), percebe [masculine] (Galician), Rankenfüßer [masculine] (German), Rankenfußkrebs [masculine] (German), Seepocke [feminine] (German), θυσανόποδο (thysanópodo) [neuter] (Greek), बार्नेकल (bārnekal) [masculine] (Hindi), kacslábú rák (Hungarian), hrúðurkarl [masculine] (Icelandic), giúrann [masculine] (Irish), フジツボ (fujitsubo) (Japanese), 富士壺 (fujitsubo) (alt: ふじつぼ) (Japanese), 따개비 (ttagaebi) (Korean), дениз өрдөгү (deniz ördögü) [feminine] (Kyrgyz), ūsakojis [masculine] (Lithuanian), c'ubc'ub (Lushootseed), мо́рски рак (mórski rak) [masculine] (Macedonian), лу́пар (lúpar) [masculine] (Macedonian), teritip (Malay), tiotio (Maori), pātitotito (Maori), ƛaan̕uł (Nootka), wąsonóg [masculine] (Polish), craca [feminine] (Portuguese), percebe [masculine] (Portuguese), perceve [masculine] (Portuguese), bernacla [feminine] (Portuguese), усоно́гий рак (usonógij rak) [masculine] (Russian), морско́й жёлудь (morskój žóludʹ) (english: suborder Balanomorpha) [masculine] (Russian), баля́нус (baljánus) (english: genus Balanus) [masculine] (Russian), бала́нус (balánus) (english: genus Balanus) [masculine] (Russian), морска́я у́точка (morskája útočka) (english: suborder Lepadomorpha) [feminine] (Russian), giùran [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), lupar [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), percebe [masculine] (Spanish), rankfoting (Swedish), taliptip (Tagalog), เพรียง (priiang) (Thai), (Vietnamese), cragen long [feminine] (Welsh), cragen grachod [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-Hsfz8dIy Disambiguation of 'marine crustacean': 32 14 12 13 9 11 4 3 1
  2. The barnacle goose. Categories (lifeform): Barnacles, Geese
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-3eqSMTGk Disambiguation of Barnacles: 12 23 14 15 9 13 2 6 1 3 2 Disambiguation of Geese: 7 23 16 20 9 15 4 5 1 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 17 17 11 16 5 6 0 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 21 14 8 19 3 4 1 1 0
  3. (engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Engineering Categories (lifeform): Geese Translations (engineering: change made on the manufacturing floor): fiksaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-0FWNThyx Disambiguation of Geese: 7 23 16 20 9 15 4 5 1 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 17 17 11 16 5 6 0 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 21 14 8 19 3 4 1 1 0 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'engineering: change made on the manufacturing floor': 1 1 47 19 10 16 2 2 1
  4. (electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Electronics Categories (lifeform): Geese
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-OYmw0q3M Disambiguation of Geese: 7 23 16 20 9 15 4 5 1 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 17 17 11 16 5 6 0 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 21 14 8 19 3 4 1 1 0 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  5. (software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Software engineering Synonyms: cruft [collective]
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-xytnsten Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 17 17 11 16 5 6 0 1 1 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
  6. (obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable. Tags: in-plural, obsolete Categories (lifeform): Geese Synonyms: twitch
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-VP9tKeaj Disambiguation of Geese: 7 23 16 20 9 15 4 5 1 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 20 17 17 11 16 5 6 0 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 24 21 14 8 19 3 4 1 1 0
  7. (archaic, British, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles. Tags: British, archaic, in-plural, slang Translations (nickname for spectacles): rillit [plural] (Finnish), kakkulat [plural] (Finnish), о́чила (óčila) [plural] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-SJepHmzI Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'nickname for spectacles': 3 2 3 4 3 5 78 2 1
  8. (slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained. Tags: obsolete, slang Translations (slang: good job, or snack easily obtained): herkkupala (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-3zVVLOg~ Disambiguation of 'slang: good job, or snack easily obtained': 1 4 5 5 3 4 5 73 2
  9. (slang) A worldly sailor. Tags: slang Synonyms: shellback
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-noun-2-Iwc0w5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɑːnəkl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɑɹnəkl̩/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-barnacle.ogg [Australia] Forms: barnacles [present, singular, third-person], barnacling [participle, present], barnacled [participle, past], barnacled [past]
Etymology: From Middle English barnakille, from earlier bernake, bernekke, from Old Northern French bernaque (“barnacle”) (compare French barnache), from Medieval Latin barneca (“limpet”), from Gaulish (compare Welsh brennig, Irish báirneac), from Proto-Celtic *barinākos, from *barinā (“rock, rocky ground”) (compare Old Irish barenn (“boulder”)), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“hill, mountain”) + Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-kos, *-ḱos; for sense development, compare Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, “rock”) which gave λεπάς (lepás, “limpet”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|barnakille}} Middle English barnakille, {{m|enm|bernake}} bernake, {{m|enm|bernekke}} bernekke, {{der|en|fro-nor|bernaque||barnacle}} Old Northern French bernaque (“barnacle”), {{cog|fr|barnache}} French barnache, {{der|en|ML.|barneca||limpet}} Medieval Latin barneca (“limpet”), {{der|en|cel-gau|-}} Gaulish, {{cog|cy|brennig}} Welsh brennig, {{cog|ga|báirneac}} Irish báirneac, {{der|en|cel-pro|*barinākos}} Proto-Celtic *barinākos, {{m|cel-pro|*barinā||rock, rocky ground}} *barinā (“rock, rocky ground”), {{cog|sga|barenn||boulder}} Old Irish barenn (“boulder”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷr̥H-||hill, mountain}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥H- (“hill, mountain”), {{der|en|cel-pro|*-ākos}} Proto-Celtic *-ākos, {{der|en|ine-pro|*-kos}} Proto-Indo-European *-kos, {{m|ine-pro|*-ḱos}} *-ḱos, {{cog|grc|λέπας||rock}} Ancient Greek λέπας (lépas, “rock”), {{m|grc|λεπάς||limpet}} λεπάς (lepás, “limpet”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} barnacle (third-person singular simple present barnacles, present participle barnacling, simple past and past participle barnacled)
  1. To connect with or attach.
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-verb-A8fG894~
  2. To press close against something.
    Sense id: en-barnacle-en-verb-dvMkWv3h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: limpet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "marine crustacean",
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          "sense": "marine crustacean",
          "word": "フジツボ"
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          "alt": "ふじつぼ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fujitsubo",
          "sense": "marine crustacean",
          "word": "富士壺"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "ttagaebi",
          "sense": "marine crustacean",
          "word": "따개비"
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      "word": "acorn barnacle"
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    {
      "word": "barnacle eater"
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      "word": "barnacle goose"
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    {
      "word": "barnaclelike"
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    {
      "word": "barnacle scale"
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      "word": "barnacly"
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    {
      "word": "giant barnacle"
    },
    {
      "word": "goose barnacle"
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    {
      "word": "gooseneck barnacle"
    },
    {
      "word": "O'Shea's vent barnacle"
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      "word": "whale barnacle"
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          "bottom"
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          "electronics"
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        "electricity",
        "electromagnetism",
        "electronics",
        "energy",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "physics"
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        "A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed."
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          "software engineering"
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          "artifact"
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        "(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed."
      ],
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            "collective"
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        "slang"
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        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences",
        "software"
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        "An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable."
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          "pincers"
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        "(obsolete, in the plural) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable."
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          "word": "twitch"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pair of spectacles."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "spectacles"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic, British, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles."
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        "British",
        "archaic",
        "in-plural",
        "slang"
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    {
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        "English terms with obsolete senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "A good job, or snack easily obtained."
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        "(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained."
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        "slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "A worldly sailor."
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          "worldly"
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          "sailor",
          "sailor"
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        "(slang) A worldly sailor."
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        "slang"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈbɑɹnəkl̩/",
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "balan"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "morski žǎlǎd",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "морски жълъд"
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    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "hka.rang:",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "ခရင်း"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "percebe"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "藤壺"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "ténghú",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "藤壶"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "svijonožka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "zeepok"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "siimajalkainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pouce-pied"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "percebe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rankenfüßer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Rankenfußkrebs"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Seepocke"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "thysanópodo",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "θυσανόποδο"
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    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "bārnekal",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "बार्नेकल"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "kacslábú rák"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hrúðurkarl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giúrann"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fujitsubo",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "フジツボ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふじつぼ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fujitsubo",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "富士壺"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ttagaebi",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "따개비"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "deniz ördögü",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "дениз өрдөгү"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ūsakojis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lut",
      "lang": "Lushootseed",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "c'ubc'ub"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mórski rak",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
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      "word": "мо́рски рак"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "lúpar",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "лу́пар"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "teritip"
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "tiotio"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "pātitotito"
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    {
      "code": "nuk",
      "lang": "Nootka",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "ƛaan̕uł"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wąsonóg"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "craca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "percebe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "perceve"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bernacla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "usonógij rak",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "усоно́гий рак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "suborder Balanomorpha",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morskój žóludʹ",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "морско́й жёлудь"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "genus Balanus",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "baljánus",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "баля́нус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "genus Balanus",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "balánus",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бала́нус"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "suborder Lepadomorpha",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "morskája útočka",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "морска́я у́точка"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giùran"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lupar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "percebe"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "rankfoting"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "taliptip"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "priiang",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "เพรียง"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "word": "hà"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cragen long"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "marine crustacean",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cragen grachod"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "engineering: change made on the manufacturing floor",
      "word": "fiksaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nickname for spectacles",
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      ],
      "word": "rillit"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "nickname for spectacles",
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        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "kakkulat"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "óčila",
      "sense": "nickname for spectacles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "о́чила"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "slang: good job, or snack easily obtained",
      "word": "herkkupala"
    }
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}

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