Bal″a‐noid (�), a. [Gr. βαλανοσ acorn + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Resembling an acorn; — applied to a group of barnacles having shells shaped like acorns. See Acornshell, and Barnacle.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.