'Balanoid' definitions:

Definition of 'Balanoid'

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  • Balanoid \Bal"a*noid\, a. [Gr. ba`lanos acorn + -oid.] (Zool.) Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle. [1913 Webster]

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