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How to pronounce “barnacle”

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Pronunciation guide for barnacle

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of barnacle with real speech in context.
Available examples: 7 YouTube examples
Real speech example: SymbiontThere's a really great parasitic barnacle that attacks crabs.
Definition summary: A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

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There's a really great parasitic barnacle that attacks crabs.

[Noun]
A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.
The barnacle goose.
(engineering, slang) In electrical engineering, a change made to a product on the manufacturing floor that was not part of the original product design.
(electronics, slang) On printed circuit boards, a change such as soldering a wire in order to connect two points, or addition such as an added resistor or capacitor, subassembly or daughterboard.
(software engineering, slang) A deprecated or obsolete file, image or other artifact that remains with a project even though it is no longer needed.
(obsolete, in the plural) 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.
(archaic, British, slang, in the plural) A pair of spectacles.
(slang, obsolete) A good job, or snack easily obtained.
(slang) A worldly sailor.
[Verb]
To connect with or attach.
To press close against something.