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Balanoid vs Balanid - What's the difference?

balanoid | balanid |

In zoology|lang=en terms the difference between balanoid and balanid

is that balanoid is (zoology) resembling an acorn; applied to a group of barnacles with shells shaped like acorns while balanid is (zoology) any member of the balanidae.

As an adjective balanoid

is (zoology) resembling an acorn; applied to a group of barnacles with shells shaped like acorns.

As a noun balanid is

(zoology) any member of the balanidae.

balanoid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (zoology) Resembling an acorn; applied to a group of barnacles with shells shaped like acorns.
    • (Webster 1913)

    balanid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Balanidae.