balanus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Balanidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	acorn barnacle, balanus balanoides, rock barnacle,
definition	:	barnacle that attaches to rocks especially in intertidal zones (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	balanidae, family balanidae,
definition	:	stalkless barnacles (noun.animal)