bernicle

bɛʁnikl

bernicules

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Definition of bernicle - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

mer

Dated

crustacé marin qui se fixe sur les rochers

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Les bernicles recouvrent entièrement ce rocher près de la mer.

balane

coquillage

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mollusque marin en forme de cône qui adhère aux rochers

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Il faut un couteau pour décoller les bernicles du rocher.

chapeau chinois

patelle

oiseau

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oie sauvage migratrice qui vit près des côtes

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Les bernicles volent en formation vers le sud en hiver.

bernache

oie sauvage

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crustacé marin qui se fixe sur les rochers
mollusque marin en forme de cône qui adhère aux rochers
oie sauvage migratrice qui vit près des côtes

Origin of bernicle

latin, bernicula (petite bernache)

Examples of bernicle in a sentence

Les enfants ramassaient des bernicles sur la plage.
Les bernicles recouvrent la coque du vieux bateau.
Un biologiste observe les bernicles à marée basse.
Une bernicle se repose sur la plage.
J'ai observé des bernicles près de l'estuaire.

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English:barnacle, barnacle goose, ...
German:Seepocke, Ringelgans, ...
Italian:cirripede, dente di cane, ...
Spanish:bellota de mar, lapa, ...
Portuguese:craca, lepadomorfo, ...
Chinese:藤壶, 鹅颈藤壶, ...
Japanese:フジツボ, カリガネ, ...
Arabic:عنقدة, عنقود البحر, ...
Hebrew:קוֹנְכִיָּה יָמִית, בַּרְנָקְל, ...
Russian:балянус, прилипала, ...
Ukrainian:морський жолудь, казарка, ...
Catalan:balanús, llamàntol, ...
Danish:rur, bramgås, ...
Dutch:zeemossel, zeekegel, ...
Greek:μπερνίκλ, πεταλίδα, ...
Khmer:បាណាក់, ខ្យងថ្ម, ...
Korean:따개비, 기러기, ...
Polish:bernicle, pąkla, ...
Portuguese (BR):craca, berneque, ...
Romanian:crab de stâncă, balană, ...
Swedish:havstulpan, skålsnäcka, ...
Thai:เพรียง, หอยเพรียง, ...
Turkish:midye, midye yapışkanı, ...
Vietnamese:con hà, hàu cổ cò, ...

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Definition of bernicle - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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