pouce-pied — meaning in English

English meaning

• barnacle noun A small marine crustacean that attaches itself permanently to rocks, boat hulls, or other surfaces.

Senses

pouce-pied is used for these senses in English:

• barnacle A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
• gooseneck barnacle Any of the species Pollicipes pollicipes or its close relatives, filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached to hard surfaces of rocks and flotsam in the ocean intertidal zone, with a long and muscular stalk, which is edible and considered a delicacy in several Mediterranean countries.