# balanoid

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Resembling an acorn; applied to the acorn barnacles

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos, “acorn”) + -oid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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