Lepas

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle. archaic

    "60. The tiger tower, a mitres, a lithophagus, a purple rayed solen, a lepas, and 9 other shells."

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"60. The tiger tower, a mitres, a lithophagus, a purple rayed solen, a lepas, and 9 other shells."

Etymology

From the genus name.

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