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    GENUS BALANUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Balanidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    Balanus; genus Balanus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Balanus"):

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

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

    Balanidae; family Balanidae (stalkless barnacles)

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