barnacle

barnacle(
bar
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nuh
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kuhl
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el bálano
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The swimmer had cut her foot on a barnacle climbing out of the sea.La nadadora se había cortado el pie con un bálano al salir del mar.
b. el percebe
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
There was a plentiful population of barnacles at the base of the cliff.Había una población abundante de percebes en la base del acantilado.
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