lepas
lepas noun: any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.
Noun
lepas (plural lepases)
- Any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.
- 60. The tiger tower, a mitres, a lithophagus, a purple rayed solen, a lepas, and 9 other shells.1801, Charles Alexandre de Calonne, A Catalogue of the Whole Contents of the Celebrated Museum formed by M. De Calonne, page 58
- The peduncles of the lepases are flexible; and Dr. Weatherill has ascribed to the species which he has noticed in V. 339–342., the power of availing itself of this flexibility in "extending, shrinking, and writhing itself at pleasure."1835, W. B. Clarke, “Remarks on some Barnacles of the Species Lepas antifera found floating off St. Adhelm's Head, on the Coast of Dorset”, in The Magazine of natural history, volume 8, page 116
lepas meaning in Tamil
lepas in Tamil
- லீப்பாஸ்
Forms of lepas
| plural | lepases |
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Origin of lepas
From the genus name.
Questions about lepas
- What does lepas mean?
- Lepas means any of the genus Lepas of pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber, bottoms of ships, etc.; a goose barnacle.
- What is lepas in Tamil?
- Lepas in Tamil is லீப்பாஸ். See Lepas meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lepas?
- Lepas is a noun.
- What is the plural of lepas?
- The plural of lepas is lepases.
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