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barnacle
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noun
  1. A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
  2. The barnacle goose.
  3. (obsolete) An instrument like a pair of pincers, to fix on the nose of a vicious horse while shoeing so as to make it more tractable.
  4. (context, archaic, UK) A nickname for spectacles.
  5. (context, slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
berry
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noun (berr, ies)
  1. A small fruit, of any one of many varieties.
  2. A soft fruit which develops from a superior ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.
black widow
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noun
  1. A species of venomous spider. The bite is painful to humans and occasionally fatal. The females are marked by a red hourglass shape on the abdomen.
  2. A Marriage, married woman that has murdered one or more of their husbands. w:Black Widow (woman), Black Widow
brain coral
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noun
  1. any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain.
brine shrimp
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noun (brine shrimp)
  1. An aquatic crustacean of the taxonomic order Artemia, one species of which is often marketed under the name Sea-Monkey as a novelty gift.
brown recluse spider
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noun
  1. a venomous American spider, Loxosceles reclusa, that has a mark on its back in the shape of a violin (some say an hourglass)
bryozoa
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noun
  1. (plural of, bryozoan)
bryozoan
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noun (plural bryozoans)
  1. (zoology) A bryozoon.
  2. (zoology) A member of a bryozoan colony.
adjective
  1. (zoology) Pertaining to bryozoa.
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