balanid
Definition of balanid
: of or relating to the genus Balanus
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Origin and Etymology of balanid
New Latin Balanidae
First Known Use: 1900
balanid
Definition of balanid
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: a barnacle of the genus Balanus
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1836
First Known Use of balanid
1836
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