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O'Shea's vent barnacle

O'Shea's vent barnacle noun: vulcanolepas osheai, a species of barnacle found around hydrothermal vents and active underwater volcanoes.

Noun

O'Shea's vent barnacle (plural O'Shea's vent barnacles)

  1. Vulcanolepas osheai, a species of barnacle found around hydrothermal vents and active underwater volcanoes.

Forms of O'Shea's vent barnacle

pluralO'Shea's vent barnacles

Origin of O'Shea's vent barnacle

Named after Dr. Steve O'Shea.

Questions about O'Shea's vent barnacle

What does O'Shea's vent barnacle mean?
O'Shea's vent barnacle means vulcanolepas osheai, a species of barnacle found around hydrothermal vents and active underwater volcanoes.
What part of speech is O'Shea's vent barnacle?
O'Shea's vent barnacle is a noun.
What is the plural of O'Shea's vent barnacle?
The plural of O'Shea's vent barnacle is O'Shea's vent barnacles.

Words near O'Shea's vent barnacle in the dictionary

  1. O'Rourkes
  2. O'Ryan
  3. o's
  4. O'Shaughnessy
  5. O'Shea
  6. O'Shea's vent barnacle
  7. O'Shea's vent barnacles
  8. O'Sheas
  9. O'Sheridan
  10. O'Sheridans
  11. O'Shields

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