giúrann — meaning in English
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English meaning
- barnacle noun A small marine crustacean that attaches itself permanently to rocks, boat hulls, or other surfaces.
Senses
giúrann 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.
- shipworm Any of several wormlike marine molluscs (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water; specifically, the naval shipworm or turu (Teredo navalis), the type species of the genus Teredo.